House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 1, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2793.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 96, June 16, 2015, Page H4431):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress has the power ``to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that Congress has the power to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof . . .''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 515 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2793, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2793
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
271ed70f8d3f8a38a5bee6c2544fa31088e9837786af759897a6f94e46c3463b
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. 2793, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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
33 cosponsors — 33 Republicans
0 of 33 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ken Buck (R-CO), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), John Culberson (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Luke Messer (R-IN), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), David Roe (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mark Walker (R-NC), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jody Hice.
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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.