House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement 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. 82.
- 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. 82, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/82
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
35f41e594da3c82eba7cdf723e811f916f18d673feb19aa44470b54d6946a135
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.
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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
53 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 53 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mike Bost (R-IL), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
- H.R. 5503 (115th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2018
- H.R. 1735 (115th) Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017
- H.R. 3282 (115th) ELD Extension Act of 2017
- H.R. 80 (115th) Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017
- H.R. 7331 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post…
- H.R. 5417 (115th) REST 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.