House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 22, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 22, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6885.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 211, December 22, 2023, Page H7007):Article 1, Section 4: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators. The single subject of this legiglation is: To amend title 3, United States Code, to include under the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that the vote of an elector of a State shall not be counted if, with respect to the election for President, the State did not include on the ballot in the State a candidate for President who was nominated by a major political party.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 647 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6885, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6885
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- 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 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6885, last updated July 24, 2024. 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Mary Miller (R-IL), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Bill Posey (R-FL), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins.
- H.R. 9592 (118th) Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024
- H.R. 7528 (118th) Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024
- H.Res. 1210 (118th) Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result.
- H.R. 9722 (118th) CATCH Fentanyl Act
- H.R. 8658 (118th) Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2024
- H.R. 9460 (118th) DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024
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.