House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Freezing HAMAS Act

H.R. 5945Introduced Oct 12, 2023Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Meuser R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 12, 2023
Committee actionNov 14, 2023
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5945.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5945, Freezing HAMAS Act” on December 18, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 14, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 18, 2023 ↗
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December 18, 2023
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5945, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-806 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on December 5, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 5945, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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September 14, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEUSER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 167, October 12, 2023, Page H5008):
Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: Congressional Oversight
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 12, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 5945, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans

0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), William Timmons (R-SC), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Meuser.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-9 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.