House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Garrett R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 5, 2017
- Committee actionDec 13, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 9, 2018 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-494, Part I.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4553.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4553, Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017” on January 18, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on January 9, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53486
- CBO publication date
- January 18, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4553, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-494 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on January 9, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/494
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4553, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0856ff3fb3187cc5f3a2ca10dedcdfa11b50a843bc8a22d88bc5b5ef4e0c7fc5
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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. GARRETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 198, December 5, 2017, Page H9664):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4553, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0856ff3fb3187cc5f3a2ca10dedcdfa11b50a843bc8a22d88bc5b5ef4e0c7fc5
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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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Clay Higgins (R-LA), John Katko (R-NY), Michael McCaul (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.