House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 15, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 16.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 105, June 15, 2023, Page H2959):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: immigrationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 15, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 86 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 16, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/16
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
477659abeeabf589d2df8302e00b10ce9fd2170d845e2becf7ed03c7547c85dd
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 16, last updated March 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
207 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 203 Democrats
4 of 207 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Cori Bush (D-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) and 177 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
- H.R. 5524 (118th) Foreign Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act
- H.R. 10426 (118th) Protect Intersex Children Act
- H.Res. 279 (118th) Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.
- H.R. 3491 (118th) POJA Act of 2023
- H.R. 6298 (118th) Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
- H.R. 2711 (118th) SAYFE Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.