House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 29.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act of 2023” on January 24, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As Introduced on January 9, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58871
- CBO publication date
- January 24, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 29, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/29
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f85fc083c16065fcbbcc04469d197a2f032b704b1947c975fe9fe5875ad0e3c
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H108):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution--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 any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 296 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 29, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/29
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f85fc083c16065fcbbcc04469d197a2f032b704b1947c975fe9fe5875ad0e3c
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 committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 29, last updated May 27, 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
73 cosponsors — 73 Republicans
0 of 73 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Mike Flood (R-NE), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Garret Graves (R-LA), Mark Green (R-TN), Marjorie Greene (R-GA) and 43 more.
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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.