House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Close Biden’s Open Border Act

H.R. 164Introduced Jan 9, 2023Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Where it went

IntroducedJan 9, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 9, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 164.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOOD of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H111):
Article 1 Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 164, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 24, 2024
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 164, last updated July 24, 2024. 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

6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans

0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Byron Donalds (R-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mary Miller (R-IL), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Good.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-5 district

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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.