House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PATROL Act
Official title: To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil action against a State under section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, for certain border security measures, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Cloud R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 992.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLOUD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 24, February 5, 2025, Page H505):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 February 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 267 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 992, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 30, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 July 30, 2025). 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
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Troy Downing (R-MT), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Troy Nehls (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Keith Self (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Cloud.
- H.R. 2249 (119th) Preserving Presidential Management Authority Act
- H.R. 925 (119th) Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- H.R. 563 (119th) No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
- H.R. 2039 (119th) Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025
- H.R. 10017 (119th) Permanent CBDC Ban Act
- H.J.Res. 118 (119th) Expressing support for designating September 12, 2025, as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States of America.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.