For the relief of Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero Apolonio.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5623.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 67, April 25, 2018, Page H3575):
  Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides that Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization''. The Supreme Court has long found that this provision of the Constitution grants Congress plenary power over immigration policy. As the Court found in Galvan v. Press, 347 U.S. 522, 531 (1954), ``that the formulation of policies [pertaining to the entry of aliens and their right to remain here] is entrusted exclusively to Congress has become about as firmly imbedded in the legislative and judicial tissues of our body politic as any aspect of our government.'' And, as the Court found in Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753, 766 (1972) (quoting Boutilier…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 25, 2018 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5623, 115th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5623

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

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  4911eb14b763086a11e133b05394401788b0c1eefdf7dca3ccceedb10282e0c0

  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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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