House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 777.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 22, February 2, 2023, Page H681):The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation criminalizes overstaying a visa, including enforcement penalties.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 777, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/777
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8aeb60848958526817a52c2febb11785764825549f3b3b288c777c62df023352
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 June 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 777, last updated June 11, 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Carter (R-GA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan.
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.