House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 743.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUTHERFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 22, February 2, 2023, Page H680):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Enhanced penalties for ambushing police officers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 148 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 743, last updated May 27, 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
119 cosponsors — 102 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 independent
16 of 119 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and 89 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rutherford.
Related bills
- S. 167 (119th) Protect and Serve Act of 2025Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.