House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act
Official title: To provide temporary Ukrainian guest status for eligible aliens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 14, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2118.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 49, March 14, 2025, Page H1163):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2118, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3976063b4b35f52d674ecfd625f70bede680c83936608af26b8a08784bd986e3
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 August 14, 2026). 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
13 cosponsors — 13 Democrats
13 of 13 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Mannion (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Marie Perez (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 3535 (119th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- H.R. 4993 (119th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025
- H.R. 8844 (119th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 1065 (119th) Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2253 (119th) Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1684 (119th) PAST Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.