House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Roger Williams R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 20, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5294.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 162, September 20, 2021, Page H4556):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 20, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5294, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mary Miller (R-IL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Chip Roy (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Van Taylor (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roger Williams.
- H.R. 7664 (117th) Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2022
- H.R. 2717 (117th) Safer Schools Act of 2021
- H.R. 4548 (117th) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Uniformity Act
- H.R. 6802 (117th) Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act
- H.R. 2270 (117th) Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2021
- H.R. 3365 (117th) Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act
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.