House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
TSA PreCheck Expansion Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 19, 2015
- Committee actionJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2843.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act” on July 20, 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 20, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50408
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2843, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2843
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act” on December 23, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51103
- CBO publication date
- December 23, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2843, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2843
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
da8f95d3b2ffc83ca3d0c273c49659cd340ee25a6ea52bf507c537b0eb526585
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act” on March 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51359
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2843, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2843
- 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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-221 ↗; S. Rept. 114-223 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 7, 2016 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/221
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/223 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2843, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2843
- 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. 99, June 19, 2015, Page H4546):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 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 402 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2843, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2843
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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. 2750 (114th) Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015
- H.R. 455 (114th) Northern Border Security Review Act
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.