House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2015
- Committee actionJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2015 · 412–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 29, 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. 2786.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2786, Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015” on July 13, 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 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50379
- CBO publication date
- July 13, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 114-233 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 28, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/233
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. VELA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 95, June 15, 2015, Page H4383):The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 15, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d3f46640e1c7c8a648569efa644200e1421eadeaab1464888d02fc915fb226a1
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2786, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Filemon Vela.
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.