House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 30, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 30, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. 6523.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HINSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 197, November 30, 2023, Page H6050):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Requires DHS to issue reports detailing the total number of illegal immigrants encountered at the Southern Border and released into the country.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 30, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 219 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6523, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6523
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
347a703b3a7776f29f8f64b509454eaf6ff2ea9384f98fe0c3f86b47c449ba47
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.
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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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), David Kustoff (R-TN), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Greg Lopez (R-CO), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- H.R. 4581 (118th) Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024
- H.R. 9151 (118th) Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024
- H.R. 6914 (118th) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
- H.R. 790 (118th) RIFLE Act
- H.R. 3639 (118th) After Hours Child Care Act
- H.R. 4417 (118th) Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act
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.