House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2025

H.R. 1168Introduced Feb 10, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to require the disclosure of violations of Federal law with respect to human trafficking or alien smuggling, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Lance Gooden R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
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Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. 1168.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):
The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally Congress has the
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 24, 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

10 cosponsors — 10 Republicans

0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), John Rose (R-TN), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-5 district

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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.