House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 27, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5379.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOHMERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 168, September 27, 2021, Page H5463):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution sets forth the power of appropriations and states that ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . . '' In addition, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states that ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Also, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13 states that Congress shall have power ``to raise and support Armies . . .'' and ``to provide and maintain a Navy.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 27, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 575 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5379, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5379
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5379, last updated June 6, 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
12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Earl Carter (R-GA), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert.
- H.R. 997 (117th) English Language Unity Act of 2021
- H.R. 1965 (117th) To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
- H.R. 3901 (117th) To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
- H.R. 5816 (117th) National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act
- H.R. 6383 (117th) National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land
- H.R. 2651 (117th) District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion 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.