H.R. 1282: Major Richard Star Act
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H.R. 1282: Major Richard Star Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Major Richard Star Act
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Major Richard Star Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · 326 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1282, Major Richard Star Act (2023-06-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1282, Major Richard Star Act (2023-06-22)
Cosponsors on this site
Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), William R. Keating (D-MA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jim Costa (D-CA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Trent Kelly (R-MS), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and 266 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] 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
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1282.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr1282 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118