House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 13, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4340.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRAT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 183, November 9, 2017, Page H8698):American immigration law stems from Congress' power to ``establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization'' (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4340, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4340
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
85e692b919cb59701d842ab56eadd5f41eecfc36f754ff08fd80da452dc88864
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 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4340, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Diane Black (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), George Holding (R-NC), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Brat.
- H.R. 5889 (115th) Recognizing Early Childhood Trauma Related to Substance Abuse Act of 2018
- H.R. 2157 (115th) OCEAN Act
- H.R. 247 (115th) Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 119 (115th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1753 (115th) Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017
- H.R. 6195 (115th) Protect Kids and Parents Act
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.