House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 28, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2988.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4166):Article One, Section Eight, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 37 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2988, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2988
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cf49039bf556a605a92ada3e95a237d622208b3887ac02bf8ebed6e7fe2479a0
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 July 21, 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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Johnson (R-LA), John Joyce (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Brian Mast (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Van Taylor (R-TX), Mark Walker (R-NC), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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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.