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H.R. 1105: Debbie Smith Act of 2023

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H.R. 1105: Debbie Smith Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-17 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 118-72.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 643 (2023): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1105 (2023-11-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 118-72. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Debbie Smith Act of 2023

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Official text

Debbie Smith Act of 2023

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1105.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · 85 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1105, Debbie Smith Act of 2023 (2023-10-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Ed Case (D-HI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Russell Fry (R-SC), Jason Smith (R-MO), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN) and 25 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr1105 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118