House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1259.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSENDALE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 34, February 23, 2021, Page H589):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 23, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 208 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1259, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1259, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
101 cosponsors — 101 Republicans
0 of 101 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ben Cline (R-VA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Pat Fallon (R-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA) and 71 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Rosendale.
- H.R. 2250 (117th) Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022
- H.R. 2487 (117th) No Taxpayer Funding for Vaccine Passports Act of 2021
- H.R. 7304 (117th) Restore Onshore Energy Production Act
- H.R. 894 (117th) No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act
- H.R. 5572 (117th) SECURE America Act
- H.R. 3217 (117th) Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.