House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

BARRIER Act of 2024

H.R. 9895Introduced Oct 1, 2024Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedOct 1, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 1, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. 9895.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GAETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 152, October 1, 2024, Page H5847):
Article 1 Section 9 Clause 7, Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4, and Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To limit the availability of Federal financial assistance for entities that aid or facilitate illegal immigration, and for other purposes.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2024 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 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

9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Mary Miller (R-IL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Keith Self (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-1 district

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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.