H.R. 3746 · 118th Congress

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Introduced on May 29, 2023 by Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC-10). Became Public Law 118-5.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-5
Introduced
May 29, 2023
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.

Subjects

  • Academic performance and assessments
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Africa
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Air quality
  • Alabama
  • Appropriations
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Aviation and airports
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Budget deficits and national debt
  • Budget process
  • Building construction
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Census and government statistics
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • Child care and development
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Cultural exchanges and relations
  • Defense spending
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of State
  • Department of Transportation
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Department of the Interior
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Disability assistance
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Educational facilities and institutions
  • Educational technology and distance education
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental health
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Family planning and birth control
  • Family services
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Food industry and services
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Georgia
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Higher education
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing for the elderly and disabled
  • Humanities programs funding
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • International exchange and broadcasting
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Kentucky
  • Legislative rules and procedure
  • Libraries and archives
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Livestock
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Manufacturing
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Meat
  • Medicaid
  • Medical education
  • Medical research
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Minority and disadvantaged businesses
  • Mississippi
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National and community service
  • New York State
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oil and gas
  • Pennsylvania
  • Performance measurement
  • Pipelines
  • Pollution liability
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public housing
  • Puerto Rico
  • Railroads
  • Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Roads and highways
  • Rural conditions and development
  • School administration
  • Sex offenses
  • Small business
  • Social Security Administration
  • South Carolina
  • South Sudan
  • Special education
  • Specialized courts
  • State and local government operations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Sudan
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tennessee
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation programs funding
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Unemployment
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Virginia
  • Water quality
  • Water resources funding
  • Water use and supply
  • West Virginia
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
  • Worker safety and health

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Patrick T. McHenryR-NC-10Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    May 31, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 314–117
  2. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 21–75
  3. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 35–62
  4. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 46–51
  5. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 49–48
  6. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 17–81
  7. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 46–51
  8. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 48–51
  9. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  10. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 48–51
  11. On the Amendment
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 30–69
  12. On Passage of the Bill
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Passage· Bill Passed 63–36

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 29, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 29, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  4. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  5. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  6. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  7. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  8. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  9. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  10. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  11. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  12. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  13. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  14. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  15. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  16. May 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
  17. May 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  18. May 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  19. May 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  20. May 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  21. May 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  22. May 30, 2023 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 456 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3746 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
  23. May 31, 2023 · HouseRule H. Res. 456 passed House.
  24. May 31, 2023 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 456. (consideration: CR H2681-2706)
  25. May 31, 2023 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3746 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
  26. May 31, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3746.
  27. May 31, 2023 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  28. May 31, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 314 - 117 (Roll No. 243). (text: CR H2681-2692)House · Roll call 243
  29. May 31, 2023 · HouseOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 314 - 117 (Roll No. 243). (text: CR H2681-2692)House · Roll call 243
  30. May 31, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  31. May 31, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day May 30, 2023).
  32. May 31, 2023 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
  33. Jun 1, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1868-1882)
  34. Jun 1, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  35. Jun 1, 2023 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1882-1892)
  36. Jun 1, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 6/1/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 63 - 36. Record Vote Number: 146.Senate · Roll call 146
  37. Jun 1, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate, under the order of 6/1/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 63 - 36. Record Vote Number: 146.Senate · Roll call 146
  38. Jun 2, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  39. Jun 3, 2023Presented to President.
  40. Jun 3, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  41. Jun 3, 2023Signed by President.
  42. Jun 3, 2023Signed by President.
  43. Jun 3, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-5.
  44. Jun 3, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-5.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE20 reports
    $13.6M reported (all issues)
  2. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.11 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$241.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Barrick Gold of North America10 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  4. Liberty Mutual Group7 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  5. RWE Renewables Americas, LLC7 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  6. THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA7 reports
    $985.4K reported (all issues)
  7. AMEREN SERVICES6 reports
    Federal contractor: AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  8. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS6 reports
    $9.4M reported (all issues)
  9. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  10. Zurich6 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  12. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  13. American Exploration & Mining Association5 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  14. American Public Transportation Association5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  15. American Society of Civil Engineers5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  17. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  18. Barclays US GFP inc.5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  19. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  20. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  21. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.5 reports
    $11M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. City of Dallas5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  23. Clean Fuel Alliance "FKA: National Biodiesel Board"5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  24. Equinix, Inc.5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EQUINIX, INC.$16.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  26. Holcim Participations (US) Inc.5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  27. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS5 reports
    $603K reported (all issues)
  28. Independent Petroleum Association of America5 reports
    $840K reported (all issues)
  29. LIBERTY UTILITIES5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  30. LS Power5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  31. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)5 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  32. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.5 reports
    $275K reported (all issues)
  33. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY5 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  34. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  35. National Grid5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  36. National League for Nursing5 reports
    $136.2K reported (all issues)
  37. National Taxpayers Union5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  38. Newmont Mining Corporation5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  39. Open Space Institute, Inc.5 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  40. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.