House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Transnational Repression Policy Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2023
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: May 24, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. 3654.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 88, May 24, 2023, Page H2598):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Foreign PolicySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 78 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3654, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3654
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
22 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 22 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
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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.