H.R. 681: READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
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H.R. 681: READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-31 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-31 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
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READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 81 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 681, READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 (2024-06-12)
Cosponsors on this site
Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Susie Lee (D-NV), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ami Bera (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Bill Foster (D-IL) and 21 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (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-118hr681.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr681 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118