House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2016
- Committee actionFeb 2, 2016
- Passed HouseFeb 29, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 1, 2016 — 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. 4401.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4401, ALERT Act of 2016” on February 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on February 2, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51318
- CBO publication date
- February 29, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4401, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 114-437 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on February 29, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/437
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4401, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
24a8c48671bc2a67ad21e95a11f55c4d2e5d0ace940aefba820736ab41827444
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LOUDERMILK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 18, February 1, 2016, Page H431):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 February 1, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4401, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
24a8c48671bc2a67ad21e95a11f55c4d2e5d0ace940aefba820736ab41827444
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. 4401, last updated April 7, 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
12 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 12 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Brian Higgins (D-NY), Will Hurd (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Reichert (R-WA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Filemon Vela (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barry Loudermilk.
- H.R. 1633 (114th) DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 3371 (114th) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015
- H.R. 5636 (114th) National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act
- H.R. 5049 (114th) NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016
- H.J.Res. 85 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.
- H.R. 1764 (114th) United States Chief Technology Officer 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.