HR 5465 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act

Introduced Sep 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Mark Alford R-MO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 15, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2023 to Oct 3, 2023; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-NCChuck EdwardsOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-WIDerrick Van OrdenOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-AZElijah CraneOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-MOJason SmithOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-NYNicholas A. LangworthyOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-TXPat FallonOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 14, 2023
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-SCRussell FryOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-KSTracey MannOriginalSep 14, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinSep 20, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsSep 20, 2023
R-ALDale W. StrongSep 20, 2023
R-TXJake EllzeySep 20, 2023
R-INRudy Yakym IIISep 20, 2023
R-OKStephanie I. BiceSep 20, 2023
R-FLCory MillsSep 27, 2023
R-OKKevin HernSep 27, 2023
R-NYBrandon WilliamsOct 3, 2023
R-MITim WalbergOct 3, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2023
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Sep 15, 2023

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  2. Sep 14, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 14, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4305)
  4. Sep 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4305Mark Alford R-MOSep 14, 2023

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To require the head of each agency to allow members of Congress access to certain Federal buildings.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 149, September 14, 2023, page H4347.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the head of each agency to allow members of Congress access to certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2023Introduced in House

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