House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Simplifying Grants Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 9, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 914.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 27, February 9, 2023, Page H827):Article One, Section Eight of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To simplify the grant process for nonurbanized areas, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 170 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 914, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/914
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 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
45 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 45 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Kat Cammack (R-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Richard McCormick (R-GA) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.