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 Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 781.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FERGUSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 22, February 2, 2023, Page H681):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper) The single subject of this legislation is: Labor is the single subject of the bill.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 138 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 781, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/781
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4224514dd2dedbbd18b7a67106deef8c82a131bb75d1dd29545d71a00715f8cc
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 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 781, last updated July 21, 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jerry Carl (R-AL), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Barry Moore (R-AL), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Austin Scott (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. A. Ferguson.
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- H.R. 8913 (118th) Protecting American Students Act
- H.R. 2940 (118th) PASTEUR Act
- H.R. 1010 (118th) Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
- H.R. 3635 (118th) Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023
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.