House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

READINESS Act

H.R. 6462Introduced Nov 21, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedNov 21, 2023
Committee actionMay 15, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 15, 2024 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 13.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6462.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CROCKETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 192, November 21, 2023, Page H5903):
Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend federal employment requirements.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 21, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 6462, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 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

14 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 6 Democrats

8 of 14 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), David Trone (D-MD), Robert Wittman (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-30 district

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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.