House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Lance Gooden R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6563.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 21, February 2, 2022, Page H917):The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 611 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6563, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6563
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Fred Keller (R-PA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), August Pfluger (R-TX), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Van Taylor (R-TX), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden.
- H.Res. 247 (117th) Honoring the life and legacy of Congressman Ronald Wright and commending him for his devotion to the Nation and its ideals.
- H.R. 6587 (117th) SECURE Flights Act
- H.R. 6773 (117th) Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022
- H.R. 5773 (117th) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021
- H.R. 6155 (117th) No Tax Dollars for the United Nation’s Immigration Invasion Act
- H.R. 2219 (117th) End Child Trafficking Now 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.