House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
For the relief of Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1445.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 32, February 18, 2025, Page H724):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 300 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1445, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1445
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 8, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 8, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis.
- H.R. 7529 (119th) Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act
- H.R. 6181 (119th) John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- H.R. 5356 (119th) National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- H.R. 2540 (119th) SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
- H.R. 2994 (119th) Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 2595 (119th) Building Child Care for a Better Future Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.