House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025
Official title: To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
Sponsor: Rep. Roger Williams R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 551.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Page H223):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 551, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/551
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 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
40 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 40 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Mark Alford (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Vince Fong (R-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Marie Perez (D-WA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Derek Schmidt (R-KS) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roger Williams.
- H.R. 5100 (119th) To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3174 (119th) Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act
- H.R. 1642 (119th) Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
- H.R. 5763 (119th) Main Street Parity Act
- H.R. 826 (119th) COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026
- H.R. 1549 (119th) China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2025
Related bills
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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.