House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 17, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6345.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 165, November 17, 2016, Page H6301):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 17, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6345, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6345
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a74997847734174d08cb27a9101c20f0b2687acc4af1f355777ce7f664c9a48
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. 6345, 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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4597 (114th) ICE Agent Support Act of 2016
- H.R. 1535 (114th) SACO Act
- H.R. 4598 (114th) American Jobs First Act of 2016
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.