House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 5, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 5, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5892.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 195, November 5, 2021, Page H6236):Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution: ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 5, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5892, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5892
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 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 February 4, 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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ben Cline (R-VA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Bob Good (R-VA), Garret Graves (R-LA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Lisa McClain (R-MI), David McKinley (R-WV), Mary Miller (R-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), August Pfluger (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
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- H.R. 140 (117th) Birthright Citizenship Act of 2021
- H.R. 4122 (117th) REDI Act
- H.R. 4593 (117th) Securing Our Border States Act
- H.R. 860 (117th) You Must Be Alive To Vote 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.