House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 2, 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. 6122.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 208, December 2, 2021, Page H6909):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power 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 December 2, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6122, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6122
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 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 December 6, 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), John Joyce (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Lisa McClain (R-MI), David McKinley (R-WV), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Adrian Smith (R-NE), W. Steube (R-FL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.
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- H.Res. 529 (117th) Standing with the Cuban people and their struggle for freedom, democracy, and human rights.
- H.Res. 352 (117th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized…
- H.R. 6495 (117th) Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022
- H.R. 4096 (117th) Transparency of Migration Act
- H.R. 3666 (117th) Stars and Stripes 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.