House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

H.R. 5859Introduced Jul 14, 2016Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedJul 14, 2016
Committee actionSep 13, 2016
Passed HouseSep 21, 2016 · 395–30
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 22, 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. 5859.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5859, Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act” 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 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52019
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September 19, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5859, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-754 ↗. 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 ↗
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H.R. 5859, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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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. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 114, July 14, 2016, Page H5014):
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 or Officer thereof.
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H.R. 5859, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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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

29 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 29 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Will Hurd (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), James Langevin (D-RI), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), John Mica (R-FL), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Pete Olson (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Scott (D-GA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Norma Torres (D-CA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Lee Zeldin (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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