House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 22, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 997.
- 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. 23, February 6, 2019, Page H1392):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 997, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f502a5f93ec2cc597b77bfb1843e86801897062bb1405fedfe1bbf1edcddf544
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 997, last updated July 21, 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
27 cosponsors — 27 Republicans
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), James Comer (R-KY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Randy Weber (R-TX).
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.