House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 30, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 631.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOOLENAAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 19, January 30, 2023, Page H511):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; The single subject of this legislation is: Receipt of federal educational funds by states and reduction of federal mandates and regulations so local education agencies and schools can focus on improving educational opportunities and being more accountable and transparent to taxpayers and parents.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 591 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 631, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/631
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 631, 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
14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Bishop (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Mark Green (R-TN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), David Rouzer (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Moolenaar.
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- H.Res. 974 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as "National School Choice Week".
- H.R. 6175 (118th) NO GOTION Act
- H.Res. 51 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 22 through January 28, 2023, as "National School Choice Week".
- H.R. 564 (118th) Saving Taxpayers’ Money and Paying America’s Debt Act
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.