House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-50
Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015
Became law on Sep 24, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. John Katko R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 26, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 10, 2015 · 411–1
- Passed SenateAug 5, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 16, 2015
- To the PresidentSep 17, 2015
- Became lawSep 24, 2015
Latest action: Sep 24, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-50.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 720.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 720, Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015” on March 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 26, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49999
- CBO publication date
- March 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 720, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/720
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
817f6874c1fdca5eb0d569400302a0343ca4342911bf6ec10a40c11ba6b8d268
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-92 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 23, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/92
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 720, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/720
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
817f6874c1fdca5eb0d569400302a0343ca4342911bf6ec10a40c11ba6b8d268
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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. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 19, February 4, 2015, Page H813):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 71 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 720, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/720
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
817f6874c1fdca5eb0d569400302a0343ca4342911bf6ec10a40c11ba6b8d268
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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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Norma Torres (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
- H.R. 719 (114th) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
- H.R. 4408 (114th) National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel Act of 2016
- H.R. 4407 (114th) Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2016
- H.R. 2750 (114th) Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015
- H.R. 455 (114th) Northern Border Security Review Act
- H.R. 4698 (114th) Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016
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.