House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Babin R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 12, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 80.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H49):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 80, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/80
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
75 cosponsors — 75 Republicans
0 of 75 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3282 (115th) ELD Extension Act of 2017
- H.R. 82 (115th) Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2017
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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.