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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable.

H.R. 502Introduced Jan 29, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Tancredo R-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 6, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

36 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 36 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Richard Burr (R-NC), Philip Crane (R-IL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Charles Norwood (R-GA), C. L. Otter (R-ID), Ron Paul (R-TX), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Edward Schrock (R-VA), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Tancredo.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-6 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.