House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 3, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 140.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KING of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 1, January 3, 2019, Page H215):Section 5 of the XIV Amendment and Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 140, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e4d5a70f452602ff8e2643b616cc035b73eba585a2bdc0701e4f7b31786dc6a1
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 140, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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
31 cosponsors — 31 Republicans
0 of 31 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve King.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.