House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 16, 2023
- Committee actionNov 7, 2023
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2023 · 307–119
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 4, 2023 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5961.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5961, No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act” on November 8, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 7, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 8, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59742
- CBO publication date
- November 8, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5961, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-270 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on November 9, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/270
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5961, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dbac956538ae78174b3c04662d11704bac1af0a45c13ba51e954dbef75c39190
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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. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 169, October 16, 2023, Page H5016):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation freezes Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 16, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 214 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5961, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dbac956538ae78174b3c04662d11704bac1af0a45c13ba51e954dbef75c39190
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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
34 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 34 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ken Buck (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Mark Green (R-TN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), John James (R-MI), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Brian Mast (R-FL), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Cory Mills (R-FL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Keith Self (R-TX), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.