House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 10, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 2, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5053.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SALMON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6106):Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5053, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5053
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3932366ede42e10d0e94cc3127c74d21f6d214ee412f9e050eb4290a6fccd840
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 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5053, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 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
43 cosponsors — 43 Republicans
0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon.
- H.R. 3136 (113th) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014
- H.R. 1908 (113th) FREE Act
- H.R. 3225 (113th) Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.
- H.R. 2409 (113th) State Sovereignty in Voting Act
- H.R. 4897 (113th) Transparency in Education Act
- H.R. 1847 (113th) Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.