House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 18, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 18, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7046.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOOLENAAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 10, January 18, 2024, Page H241):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; and Article I, Section 8, clause 18: 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 The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would set the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for 2024 and 2025 at the level that was in effect on December 31, 2023, and clarify job classification for H-2A workers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 18, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 548 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7046, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7046
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 17, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
488c9dee2fe46dc335332f080923ef9ffbd5d6031015aa9f5f7c97838b37db01
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 August 17, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7046, last updated August 17, 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
24 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 24 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ben Cline (R-VA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Mike Flood (R-NE), Russell Fry (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Greg Pence (R-IN), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
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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.