House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 19, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2298.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROOKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 59, April 1, 2021, Page H1707):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2298, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2298
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
287f6ca29845138ae7b3007f36a8d74c516eeff402b77eaa0f96a58320b57bb7
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2298, last updated December 5, 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Tom Rice (R-SC), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mo Brooks.
- H.R. 1680 (117th) Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act
- H.R. 864 (117th) No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2021
- H.R. 6829 (117th) Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022
- H.R. 3136 (117th) Zero Foreign Influence in Education Act of 2021
- H.R. 7356 (117th) TPS Reform Act of 2022
- H.R. 863 (117th) Arrest Statistics Reporting 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.