H.R. 5861 · 118th Congress

BRIDGE for Workers Act

Introduced on Oct 2, 2023 by Darin LaHood (R-IL-16). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-120.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-120
Introduced
Oct 2, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

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  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 extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Employment and training programs
  • Unemployment

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.

Darin LaHoodR-IL-16Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 2, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Oct 2, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 2, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Nov 2, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Nov 2, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  6. Nov 21, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-277.
  7. Nov 21, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-277.
  8. Nov 21, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
  9. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5253-5254)
  11. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5861.
  12. Sep 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
  13. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
  14. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Sep 18, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  16. Nov 13, 2024Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Nov 13, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Nov 13, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Nov 13, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6567)
  20. Nov 14, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  21. Nov 20, 2024Presented to President.
  22. Nov 20, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  23. Nov 25, 2024Signed by President.
  24. Nov 25, 2024Signed by President.
  25. Nov 25, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-120.
  26. Nov 25, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-120.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

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.