House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 178.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WOMACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Page H49):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States. Article I, Section 9, Clause 1: The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 489 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 178, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83307dd244e13acb0f20011bc3cf0e257828899065bc92e6d5b30de6b9624f1b
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.
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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
15 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 15 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Duncan (R-TN), Jody Hice (R-GA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.