House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2016
- Committee actionFeb 2, 2016
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 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. 4404.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4404, Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2016” on March 9, 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, March 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51364
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4404, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4404
- 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. 114-456 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on March 16, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/456
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4404, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4404
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McSALLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 18, February 1, 2016, Page H432):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. 4404, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4404
- 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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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
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Will Hurd (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Filemon Vela (D-TX).
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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.