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H.R. 662: Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

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H.R. 662: Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-31 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 285 (2023): On Passage of the Bill, HR662 (2023-11-01), Bill Defeated. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285. (final step reached)
  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

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

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Official text

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr662.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18] · 31 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 662, Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 (2023-05-18)

Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Cory Mills (R-FL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18] reported raising $1.0 million (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-hr662 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118