House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2750.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2750, Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers 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/50429
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2750, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2750
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-227 ↗. 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 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/227
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2750, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2750
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 94, June 12, 2015, Page H4344):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes'' and 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 June 12, 2015 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 409 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2750, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2750
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
William Keating (D-MA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Kathleen Rice (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
- H.R. 720 (114th) Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015
- H.R. 719 (114th) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
- H.R. 4408 (114th) National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel Act of 2016
- H.R. 4407 (114th) Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2016
- H.R. 455 (114th) Northern Border Security Review Act
- H.R. 4698 (114th) Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016
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.