House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2016
- Committee actionSep 13, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 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. 5459.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5459, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016” on September 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52023
- CBO publication date
- September 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5459, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5459
- 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. 114-756 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on September 19, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/756
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5459, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cbb282e8619c4658103f1236a33af9fb2078dffd790038ba84e8b3db9e303bba
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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. DONOVAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 93, June 13, 2016, Page H3754):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5459, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cbb282e8619c4658103f1236a33af9fb2078dffd790038ba84e8b3db9e303bba
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Michael McCaul (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), John Ratcliffe (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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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.