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H.R. 9274: SHAWL Act

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H.R. 9274: SHAWL Act

118th Congress · introduced 2024-08-02 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-08-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

SHAWL Act

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Official text

SHAWL Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr9274.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · 108 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Judy Chu (D-CA), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Erin Houchin (R-IN), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), August Pfluger (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Mike Carey (R-OH), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Young Kim (R-CA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and 48 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] reported raising $3.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr9274 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118