House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6039.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WATERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 175, October 24, 2023, Page H5044):Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Education.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 89 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6039, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6039
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a13687c7d29625739c22a6328cc135acbb76682bdf0fc64f98de5a1c6733afbc
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6039, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
13 cosponsors — 13 Democrats
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters.
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- H.R. 2796 (118th) Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
- H.R. 1161 (118th) Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act
- H.R. 5523 (118th) Financial Access Improvements Act
- H.R. 6365 (118th) Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023
- H.R. 7462 (118th) Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2024
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.