# 118-hr-662: Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

118-hr-662, Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-662
- Congress: 118
- Title: Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023
- Status: Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
- Introduced: 2023-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-11-01T17:36:00.000Z | senate | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 662 | Bill Defeated | 43 | 53 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-662 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/662)

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