House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 812.
- 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. 21, February 4, 2021, Page H387):Article 1, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 812, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
186757d732502b3e38ab415a61c555ac0b4d900196f3d8bee8cddfcf53e4d323
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. 812, 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
15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jim Banks (R-IN), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mayra Flores (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).
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.R. 6223 (117th) BASE Act
- H.Res. 1166 (117th) Condemning the horrific attack in Uvalde, Texas, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
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.