House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Martha McSally R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2015
- Committee actionJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1634.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1634, Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015” on July 24, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50427
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1634, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1634
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
539201ca94ff0519f899a983387c1a51dc57df05b9b7c2647d5fbb889c3fbdce
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-226 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 27, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/226
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1634, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1634
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
539201ca94ff0519f899a983387c1a51dc57df05b9b7c2647d5fbb889c3fbdce
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McSALLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 50, March 25, 2015, Page H2035):Article I, 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 March 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1634, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1634
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
539201ca94ff0519f899a983387c1a51dc57df05b9b7c2647d5fbb889c3fbdce
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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
13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Candice Miller (R-MI), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Steve Russell (R-OK), Mark Walker (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally.
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- H.R. 4404 (114th) Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2016
- H.R. 2200 (114th) CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.