House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 15, 2023
- Committee actionMar 21, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6418.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6418, Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act” on June 6, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 4, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2024 ↗
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60387
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6418, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6418
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- 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. 118-540 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 4, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 4, 2024 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6418, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6418
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- 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 Ms. LETLOW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 190, November 15, 2023, Page H5893):Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: expanding opportunities for charter schools.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 15, 2023 ↗
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- 151 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6418, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6418
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- 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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Erin Houchin (R-IN), John James (R-MI), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow.
- H.R. 5 (118th) Parents Bill of Rights Act
- H.Res. 977 (118th) Recognizing the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers.
- H.R. 8715 (118th) NEST Act
- H.R. 5691 (118th) Drought Assistance Improvement Act
- H.R. 6717 (118th) Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
- H.R. 8436 (118th) Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act
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.