H.R. 3498: HELP Act of 2023
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H.R. 3498: HELP Act of 2023
118th Congress · introduced 2023-05-18 · Social Welfare · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. McGarvey asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3498, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-05-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. McGarvey asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3498, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
HELP Act of 2023
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HELP Act of 2023
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 34 cosponsors
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL)
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Sources
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr3498.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr3498 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118