House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 8, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 12, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1645.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 42, March 8, 2019, Page H2615):Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I--The Congress shall have the Power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 194 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1645, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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.
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. 1645, 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
13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Ron Wright (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3238 (116th) Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
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.