House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Partners for Aviation Security Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2015
- Committee actionSep 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 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. 3144.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3144, Partners for Aviation Security Act” on October 16, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 30, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50896
- CBO publication date
- October 16, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3144, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3144
- 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. 114-320 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on November 2, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/320
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3144, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ae8001255bbe4904214c5570a2d9ac1301bdf3ed1ed7991035bdc8172e3fcff
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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. PAYNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 114, July 21, 2015, Page H5331):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 14 states Congress shall have the power to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 144 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3144, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ae8001255bbe4904214c5570a2d9ac1301bdf3ed1ed7991035bdc8172e3fcff
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
John Katko (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.
- H.R. 615 (114th) DHS Interoperable Communications Act
- H.R. 2206 (114th) SWIC Enhancement Act
- H.R. 4509 (114th) State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act
- H.R. 5460 (114th) First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act
- H.Con.Res. 57 (114th) Supporting National Men's Health Week.
- H.R. 4879 (114th) TEST for Lead 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.