House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017

H.R. 1302Introduced Mar 2, 2017Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedMar 2, 2017
Committee actionMar 8, 2017
Passed HouseMar 24, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 27, 2017 — 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. 1302.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1302, Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017” on March 14, 2017. CBO’s description reads “s ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 8, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2017 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52497
CBO publication date
March 14, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1302, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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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. 115-40 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on March 16, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1302, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. 163, No. 37, March 2, 2017, Page H1530):
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
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1302, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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

12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Will Hurd (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), John Rutherford (R-FL), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Filemon Vela (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-2 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.