Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 23

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Chip Roy RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: International Affairs.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

38 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Brian J. Mast RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Dan Crenshaw RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Clay Higgins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Brad Finstad RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ben Cline RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Andy Biggs RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jodey C. Arrington RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Erin Houchin RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Elijah Crane RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Claudia Tenney RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Keith Self RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ronny Jackson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Max L. Miller RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Randy Feenstra RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Joe Wilson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Vern Buchanan RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jake Ellzey RRepublican
Wesley Hunt RRepublican
Beth Van Duyne RRepublican
Nicholas A. Langworthy RRepublican
John W. Rose RRepublican
Pete Sessions RRepublican
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RRepublican
Steve Womack RRepublican
Brandon Gill RRepublican
Randy K. Weber, Sr. RRepublican
Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] RRepublican
Richard McCormick RRepublican
Michael Lawler RRepublican
Tom Barrett RRepublican
Brian Jack RRepublican
Lance Gooden RRepublican
Andy Barr RRepublican
Michael Cloud RRepublican
Michael Guest RRepublican
John J. McGuire III RRepublican

Text

Versions of the text
VersionDateOur copy
Placed on Calendar SenateNot checked yetThe official file
Engrossed in HouseNot checked yetThe official file
Introduced in HouseNot checked yetThe official file

Actions

  1. Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)
  2. Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
  3. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
  4. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
  5. Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  6. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
  8. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
  9. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
  10. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 23, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Mast demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  11. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  12. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
  13. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
  14. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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. Introduced in House
  18. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Appropriations Committee (House)Referred To, January 3, 2025
  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, January 3, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Committee (House)Referred To, January 3, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

2 lobbying reports name H.R. 23, for 2 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 23
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUNDCHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUNDSecond quarter of 2026$70,000reported as expenses
  • BORIS MIKHAIL ZILBERMAN
Open the report
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEEAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEESecond quarter of 2026$810,990reported as income
  • MARVIN C FEUER
  • DAVID GILLETTE
  • DEBORAH SAXON
  • ALEX BRONZO
  • OREN ADAKI
  • ZACHARY MOSES
  • DANIEL GREY
  • CELIA GLASSMAN SCHACHT
  • ADAM SAFRAN
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.

All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 23

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEfiled by AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 2718)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS INCHonoree: Rep Mike Lawler$5,000Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEfiled by AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 2718)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS INCHonoree: Rep Mike Lawler$5,000Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 1 of the 39 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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