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H.R. 5156Introduced Sep 4, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: To direct the Department of Commerce and Federal agencies to collect information on citizenship status of individuals residing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 4, 2025
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Latest action: Sep 4, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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. 5156.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 145, September 4, 2025, Page H3862):
Article 1, Section 8
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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

8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans

0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

James Baird (R-IN), Mike Collins (R-GA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-11 district

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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.