House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
- Committee actionJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 15, 2015 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 324.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 998.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 998, Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015” on July 15, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 15, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50393
- CBO publication date
- July 15, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 998, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/998
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 998, Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015” on December 9, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 7, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51079
- CBO publication date
- December 9, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 998, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03ecf5cd8f0a9619bb68d25059ace69dea8c80604a257ced6538af7bca659ac1
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 114-180 ↗; H. Rept. 114-219 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 15, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/180
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/219 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 998, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03ecf5cd8f0a9619bb68d25059ace69dea8c80604a257ced6538af7bca659ac1
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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. MEEHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 25, February 13, 2015, Page H1071):Article I, section 8, clause 1; and Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 998, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03ecf5cd8f0a9619bb68d25059ace69dea8c80604a257ced6538af7bca659ac1
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
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ryan Costello (R-PA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Candice Miller (R-MI), Mike Rogers (R-AL).
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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.