House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 4, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 4, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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. 5144.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JACKSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 133, August 4, 2023, Page H4166):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit officers, employees, and elected officials of the Federal Government from having, establishing, or maintaining official accounts on TikTok.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 4, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 249 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5144, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce5bdca324ec148bac94e29724fc619bd59dc4f11f084663829c9577b8460dfd
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 February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5144, last updated February 4, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Ralph Norman (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronny Jackson.
- H.R. 6614 (118th) Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
- H.R. 1297 (118th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion…
- H.R. 513 (118th) FARM Act
- H.R. 4713 (118th) Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act
- H.R. 385 (118th) No User Fees for Gun Owners Act
- H.R. 6383 (118th) To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing or enforcing a remain in Texas policy.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.