H.R. 4143 · 118th Congress

National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2024

Introduced on Jun 15, 2023 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). 17 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (May 9, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 15, 2023
Cosponsors
17
4 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Building construction
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Infrastructure development

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18Sponsor

Democrats · 13

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    May 8, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 358–41

History

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  1. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  4. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
  5. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Sep 1, 2023Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-175.
  7. Sep 1, 2023 · HouseReported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-175.
  8. Sep 1, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139.
  9. May 7, 2024 · HouseMr. Kean (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. May 7, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2922-2923)
  11. May 7, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4143.
  12. May 7, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. May 8, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2986-2987)
  14. May 8, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 358 - 41 (Roll no. 195). (text: 5/7/2024 CR H2922)House · Roll call 195
  15. May 8, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 358 - 41 (Roll no. 195). (text: 5/7/2024 CR H2922)House · Roll call 195
  16. May 8, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. May 9, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. 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%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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  • 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)
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