House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

PREPARE Act of 2023

H.R. 6882Introduced Dec 22, 2023Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedDec 22, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 19, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6882.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTWRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 211, December 22, 2023, Page H7007):
Article I The single subject of this legislation is: Emergency Management
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 22, 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 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

11 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 8 Democrats

3 of 11 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Troy Carter (D-LA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), James Moylan (R-GU), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Scott Peters (D-CA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Susan Wild (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Cartwright.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-8 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.