PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 497: Freedom for Health Care Workers Act

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 497: Freedom for Health Care Workers Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-25 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 97 (2023): On Motion to Recommit, HR497 (2023-01-31), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Freedom for Health Care Workers Act

Plain summary

Needs sources: no official nonpartisan summary has been published yet. Read the full text. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Freedom for Health Care Workers Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr497.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · 75 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 497, Freedom for Healthcare Workers Act (2023-01-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Thomas Massie (R-KY), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Russell Fry (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Barry Moore (R-AL), Max L. Miller (R-OH) and 15 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr497 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118