House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
SAFE for America Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 10, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 10, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 479.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POSEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 5, January 10, 2019, Page H465):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 335 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 479, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/479
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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.
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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
48 cosponsors — 48 Republicans
0 of 48 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
- H.R. 988 (116th) NEAR Act of 2019
- H.Res. 443 (116th) Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 979 (116th) Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019
- H.R. 4733 (116th) Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2019
- H.R. 8331 (116th) Accountability for CARES Act of 2020
- H.R. 5982 (116th) Safe Medicine 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.