House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2015
- Committee actionNov 4, 2015
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 14, 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. 3869.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3869, State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2015” on February 17, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 17, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51257
- CBO publication date
- February 17, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3869, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3869
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-363 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on December 3, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/363
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3869, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3869
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3d7d13a221deb0e255def706c5c0016a94068fb825f9b9c8cc3490d69cd97453
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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. HURD of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 162, November 2, 2015, Page H7390):Article 1, 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 of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3869, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3869
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3d7d13a221deb0e255def706c5c0016a94068fb825f9b9c8cc3490d69cd97453
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. 3869, 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Luke Messer (R-IN), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), William Thornberry (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Will Hurd.
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- H.R. 2252 (114th) To clarify the effective date of certain provisions of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5252 (114th) To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at 1400 Lower Island Road in Tornillo, Texas, as the…
- H.R. 4403 (114th) Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act
- H.R. 4402 (114th) Foreign Fighter Review 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.