HR 7951 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

VALID Act

Latest action · Apr 11, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 11, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-VABob GoodOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-ALDale W. StrongOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-NCDan BishopOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-AZElijah CraneOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalApr 11, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXMorgan LuttrellOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalApr 11, 2024
R-PAScott PerryOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalApr 11, 2024
R-TXPat FallonApr 16, 2024
R-WIScott FitzgeraldApr 17, 2024
R-ALGary J. PalmerApr 29, 2024
R-COLauren BoebertApr 29, 2024
R-SCNancy MaceApr 29, 2024
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanMay 2, 2024
R-OHWarren DavidsonMay 2, 2024
R-FLByron DonaldsJun 25, 2024
R-ALRobert B. AderholtAug 16, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Apr 11, 2024
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Apr 11, 2024
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Apr 11, 2024
Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Referred Apr 11, 2024

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 11, 2024Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  3. Apr 11, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  4. Apr 11, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit transportation of any alien using certain methods of identification, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
VALID Act
Verifying that all Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2024Introduced in House

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