House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-173
SECRET Act of 2018
Became law on May 22, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Knight R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 12, 2017
- Committee actionJul 19, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 15, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesMay 7, 2018
- To the PresidentMay 10, 2018
- Became lawMay 22, 2018
Latest action: May 22, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-173.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3210.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3210, SECRET Act of 2017” on July 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 19, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52971
- CBO publication date
- July 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3210, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3210
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1cea783ed48ca3151c8125b8a0974de8f4bdd31e04d69648a97515db3f3e9102
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3210, SECRET Act of 2017” on October 20, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 4, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53220
- CBO publication date
- October 20, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3210, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3210
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1cea783ed48ca3151c8125b8a0974de8f4bdd31e04d69648a97515db3f3e9102
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. 115-185 ↗; H. Rept. 115-258 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/185
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/258 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3210, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3210
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1cea783ed48ca3151c8125b8a0974de8f4bdd31e04d69648a97515db3f3e9102
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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. KNIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 117, July 12, 2017, Page H5759):Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 97 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3210, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3210
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1cea783ed48ca3151c8125b8a0974de8f4bdd31e04d69648a97515db3f3e9102
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3210, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Knight.
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- H.R. 4254 (115th) Women in Aerospace Education Act
- H.R. 6330 (115th) Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 2333 (115th) Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017
- H.R. 4376 (115th) Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018
- H.R. 2763 (115th) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017
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.