House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 28, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5953.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. QUAYLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3733):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5953, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5953
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
060ab0d97a891a37c4a3b53a7b0fd58122c0990396fba602b219f5157fa8123e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5953, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
41 cosponsors — 41 Republicans
0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), John Campbell (R-CA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Andy Harris (R-MD), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Reid Ribble (R-WI) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.