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 Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1703.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 52, March 22, 2023, Page H1328):The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would prohibit TSA from allowing…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,049 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1703, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
51d99fa1228d0fd58864d812adecfd572be83482d21afc1e7375cebd518bb8f0
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1703, last updated December 5, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), George Santos (R-NY), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden.
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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.