House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act
Official title: To provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5797.
- 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. 174, October 21, 2025, Page H4548):Article I, Section VIII, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 34 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5797, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5797
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
585fba8d395d3630ebeb66cf99a3ec5ee3f70752d2f1521584f45c339bf01671
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 September 19, 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
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 10 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Michael Turner (R-OH), 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
- S. 2805 (119th) Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism ActRelated bill
- S. 2978 (119th) Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism ActRelated bill
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.