H.R. 5799 · 118th Congress

James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 2023

Introduced on Sep 28, 2023 by Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23). 22 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-141.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-141
Introduced
Sep 28, 2023
Cosponsors
22
8 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the "James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint".

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Congressional tributes
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Roads and highways
  • Texas

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tony GonzalesR-TX-23Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 14

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  5. May 21, 2024 · HouseMr. Molinaro moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. May 21, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3386-3387)
  7. May 21, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5799.
  8. May 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3386-3387)
  9. May 21, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3386-3387)
  10. May 21, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. May 22, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  12. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  13. Nov 13, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  14. Nov 13, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  15. Nov 13, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555.
  16. Nov 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Nov 21, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6733-6734)
  18. Nov 22, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  19. Dec 5, 2024Presented to President.
  20. Dec 5, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
  23. Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-141.
  24. Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-141.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.