House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 7, 2023
- Committee actionDec 12, 2023
- Passed HouseApr 9, 2024 · 378–26
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 10, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6655.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act” on January 12, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on December 12, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 12, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59882
- CBO publication date
- January 12, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6655, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6655
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- 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. 118-444 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on April 5, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 5, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/444
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6655, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6655
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- 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. FOXX, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 202, December 7, 2023, Page H6741):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 7, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 168 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6655, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6655
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- 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
29 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 29 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Rick Allen (R-GA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Erin Houchin (R-IN), John Joyce (R-PA), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Robert Scott (D-VA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Susan Wild (D-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx.
- H.R. 159 (118th) Chance to Compete Act of 2023
- H.R. 6951 (118th) College Cost Reduction Act
- H.R. 8334 (118th) Grant Integrity and Border Security Act
- H.R. 3230 (118th) Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023
- H.R. 4509 (118th) Transparency in Billing Act of 2023
- H.R. 330 (118th) Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition 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.