House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 6, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 6, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6612.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 201, December 6, 2023, Page H6209):Article 1, section 8, clause 18; Article I, Section 8, Clause 4. The single subject of this legislation is: To clarify who is eligible for birthright citizenship.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 162 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6612, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6612
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 12, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4950e3c83b4742ed790da2933098199c5e71b7ca2cc1d3079a3d3651e4f27522
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 12, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6612, last updated December 12, 2024. 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
37 cosponsors — 37 Republicans
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mary Miller (R-IL), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Bill Posey (R-FL), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
- H.R. 272 (118th) ASTRO Act
- H.R. 6131 (118th) Commercial Space Act of 2023
- H.R. 1202 (118th) REDI Act
- H.R. 231 (118th) Terminate TikTok on Campus Act of 2023
- H.Res. 622 (118th) Honoring the efforts of the Coast Guard for excellence in maritime border security.
- H.R. 4321 (118th) No Bailouts for Reparations Act
Related bills
- H.R. 9562 (119th) Anchors Away ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.