House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-123
Think Differently About Emergencies Act
Became law on Nov 25, 2024.
Sponsor: Rep. Marcus Molinaro R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 6, 2023
- Committee actionNov 15, 2023
- Passed HouseMar 11, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 19, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2024
- Became lawNov 25, 2024
Latest action: Nov 25, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-123.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6249.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6249, Think Differently About Emergencies Act” on January 12, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 15, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 12, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59884
- CBO publication date
- January 12, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6249, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6249, Think Differently About Emergencies Act” on July 10, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 15, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60506
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6249, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 118-392 ↗; S. Rept. 118-195 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/392
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/195 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6249, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. MOLINARO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 183, November 6, 2023, Page H5467):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: National SecuritySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 6, 2023 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 81 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6249, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 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
10 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 9 Democrats
9 of 10 cosponsors (90%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marcus Molinaro.
- H.R. 670 (118th) Think Differently Database Act
- H.R. 6248 (118th) Think Differently Transportation Act
- H.R. 4259 (118th) Think Differently about Education Act of 2023
- H.R. 3941 (118th) Schools Not Shelters Act
- H.R. 6160 (118th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program.
- H.R. 4668 (118th) POST IT Act of 2023
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.