House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Committee actionMar 21, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 5, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 366.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 661.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 661, Sarah’s Law” on April 1, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 21, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 1, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60178
- CBO publication date
- April 1, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 661, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-442 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 5, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 5, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/442
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 661, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2baa1ec901f28943041cbaf7b64806c9bdf8ed3e9562ba997a3bd6579a928ef
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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. FEENSTRA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 20, January 31, 2023, Page H577):Article I Section 8 Clause 4 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To require immigration authorities to keep undocumented immigrants in custody if they are accused of killing someone or inflicting serious bodily injury.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 245 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 661, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2baa1ec901f28943041cbaf7b64806c9bdf8ed3e9562ba997a3bd6579a928ef
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
57 cosponsors — 57 Republicans
0 of 57 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN), John Carter (R-TX), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Ron Estes (R-KS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 27 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Feenstra.
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.