House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

FREED Act

H.R. 6505Introduced Nov 29, 2023Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedNov 29, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 29, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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. 6505.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JAMES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 196, November 29, 2023, Page H5983):
Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Foreign Affairs
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 29, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6505, last updated February 4, 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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Michael Lawler (R-NY), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John James.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-10 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.