House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 31, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 658.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTRO of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 20, January 31, 2023, Page H577):Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: The purpose of the bill is related to workforce.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 442 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 658, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 658, last updated July 21, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro.
- H.R. 406 (118th) Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act
- H.R. 3042 (118th) Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Reform Act
- H.Res. 1437 (118th) Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- H.Res. 682 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- H.R. 6618 (118th) ARMAS Act of 2023
- H.R. 1744 (118th) Transparency in Government Contracts 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.