House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Fairness to Freedom Act of 2025
Official title: To establish the right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal.
Sponsor: Rep. Norma Torres D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 30, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3127.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. TORRES of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 72, April 30, 2025, Page H1777):According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 441 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3127, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3127
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Norma Torres.
- H.R. 637 (119th) 911 SAVES Act
- H.Res. 1291 (119th) Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the…
- H.R. 3374 (119th) Pink Tax Repeal Act
- H.R. 4270 (119th) Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2025
- H.Res. 966 (119th) Recognizing the admirable contributions of Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón.
- H.R. 10794 (119th) Improving Access to WIC Act
Related bills
- S. 5324 (119th) Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.