House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 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. 997.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOHMERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 26, February 11, 2021, Page H503):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 997, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c75f533ecbeb727d09454e5b3782141cd4336ec4eb9fb79cb1e32bc6f6c23177
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 997, last updated July 21, 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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jody Hice (R-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert.
- H.R. 1965 (117th) To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
- H.R. 3901 (117th) To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
- H.R. 5379 (117th) ASAP Act
- H.R. 5816 (117th) National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act
- H.R. 6383 (117th) National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land
- H.R. 2651 (117th) District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion 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.