House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 2017
- Committee actionJun 14, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2017 · 386–41
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 13, 2018 — By Senator Johnson from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-351.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2825.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2825, DHS Authorization Act of 2017” on July 20, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 28, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52944
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2825, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2825
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
62fc02ca5c3fadbf2f06a504f81fd7587609b9545775bf8ef2be7a3bd57fe102
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2825, DHS Authorization Act” on April 27, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 16, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53803
- CBO publication date
- April 27, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2825, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2825
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
62fc02ca5c3fadbf2f06a504f81fd7587609b9545775bf8ef2be7a3bd57fe102
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. 115-351 ↗; H. Rept. 115-198 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/351
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/198 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2825, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2825
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
62fc02ca5c3fadbf2f06a504f81fd7587609b9545775bf8ef2be7a3bd57fe102
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- 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. 163, No. 98, June 8, 2017, Page H4819):Article I, 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 June 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2825, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2825
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
62fc02ca5c3fadbf2f06a504f81fd7587609b9545775bf8ef2be7a3bd57fe102
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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), John Katko (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Scott Perry (R-PA), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), John Rutherford (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.