House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
HEAL Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 27, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 603.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 18, January 27, 2023, Page H490):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws that shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 258 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 603, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/603
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
183 cosponsors — 56 Republicans, 126 Democrats, 1 independent
57 of 183 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Troy Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA) and 153 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.