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H.R. 542: Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023

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H.R. 542: Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 696 (2023): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR542 (2023-12-05), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. 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

Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023

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Official text

Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr542.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 76 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 542, Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act (2023-09-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Jack Bergman (R-MI), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Mike Levin (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jason Crow (D-CO), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) and 16 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] reported raising $580,025 (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-hr542 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118