House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 10, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6223.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 213, December 9, 2021, Page H7637):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 9, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6223, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6223
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fd2da5c462ced4488270a08e0fa57413262e9a963861c7f68e1d793cdb9b56c
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6223, last updated January 3, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), John Katko (R-NY), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Brian Mast (R-FL), David McKinley (R-WV), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), W. Steube (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tony Gonzales.
- H.R. 4706 (117th) Blackwell School National Historic Site Act
- H.J.Res. 76 (117th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health…
- H.Res. 676 (117th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the migrant surge in Del Rio, Texas, must be met by the Federal Government's…
- H.Res. 1070 (117th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans.
- H.Res. 1166 (117th) Condemning the horrific attack in Uvalde, Texas, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
- H.R. 812 (117th) Security First 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.