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H.R. 1209: FOCA Act of 2023

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H.R. 1209: FOCA Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

FOCA Act of 2023

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · 122 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1209, FOCA Act of 2023 (2023-08-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Nancy Mace (R-SC), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Eric Burlison (R-MO), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ken Calvert (R-CA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), John R. Carter (R-TX), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Barry Moore (R-AL), Chip Roy (R-TX) and 62 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118