House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 22, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 1701.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GALLEGO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 52, March 22, 2023, Page H1328):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ``[The Congress shall have the power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: ImmigrationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 366 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1701, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1701
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
355648f2267bc4e15dad720cde8b73688694a2dace6bef31daa0e24af1e6aa24
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. 1701, last updated July 21, 2025. 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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Gallego.
- H.R. 663 (118th) Native American Child Protection Act
- H.R. 3853 (118th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023
- H.R. 2463 (118th) Junk Fee Prevention Act
- H.R. 3965 (118th) Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2023
- H.R. 3489 (118th) Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2023
- H.R. 3143 (118th) Teachers LEAD Act of 2023
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.