House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 17, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2015 · 289–137
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 20, 2016 — Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S111; text: CR S111)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4038.
- 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. 169, November 17, 2015, Page H8280):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4038, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4038
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34fcd086145a825908aa320395fae713f285b8f4f60fc472804533ff8f113351
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 March 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4038, last updated March 4, 2026. 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
103 cosponsors — 102 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 103 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 73 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.
- H.R. 5859 (114th) Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act
- 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. 3381 (114th) Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 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.