HR 5791 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Define the Mission Act

Introduced Sep 28, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Warren Davidson R-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 28, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 28, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2023 to Nov 2, 2023; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-ORCliff BentzOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-FLCory MillsOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-NCDan BishopOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-NYGeorge SantosOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-OKJosh BrecheenOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-OKKevin HernOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-OHMax L. MillerOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-ILMike BostOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-CAMike GarciaOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 28, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-MTRyan K. ZinkeOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-IAZachary NunnOriginalSep 28, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupSep 29, 2023
R-TXChip RoySep 29, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtSep 29, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOct 3, 2023
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOct 6, 2023
R-ALBarry MooreOct 6, 2023
R-VABen ClineOct 6, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyOct 6, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanOct 6, 2023
R-OHJim JordanOct 6, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfOct 6, 2023
R-TNTim BurchettOct 6, 2023
R-MNTom EmmerOct 6, 2023
R-OHTroy BaldersonOct 6, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsOct 10, 2023
R-MSTrent KellyOct 10, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinOct 16, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsOct 16, 2023
R-FLKat CammackOct 16, 2023
R-TXMonica De La CruzOct 16, 2023
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOct 16, 2023
R-KYAndy BarrOct 18, 2023
R-WIDerrick Van OrdenNov 1, 2023
R-MIJohn JamesNov 2, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 28, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Foreign Affairs

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 158, September 28, 2023, page H4856.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2940Define the Mission ActIdentical billSep 27, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require a comprehensive report that contains a strategy for United States involvement in Ukraine.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Define the Mission Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House

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