House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 7, 2016 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3381.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 121, July 29, 2015, Page H5773):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3381, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3381
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3381, last updated December 5, 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
270 cosponsors — 112 Republicans, 157 Democrats, 1 independent
158 of 270 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE) and 240 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.
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- H.R. 3875 (114th) Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act of 2015
- H.R. 3572 (114th) DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 1731 (114th) National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015
- H.R. 4038 (114th) American SAFE Act of 2015
- H.R. 5471 (114th) Countering Terrorist Radicalization 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.