House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Ron Estes R-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 6, 2017
- Committee actionDec 13, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 9, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4559.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4559, Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017” on January 9, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on December 13, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53453
- CBO publication date
- January 9, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4559, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862f8e2e5425f5c50f4b2842c206ca24d580ee807bb85b7ecf1f3d07f8140b27
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4559, Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017” on July 12, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 27, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54185
- CBO publication date
- July 12, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4559, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862f8e2e5425f5c50f4b2842c206ca24d580ee807bb85b7ecf1f3d07f8140b27
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-497 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/497
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4559, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862f8e2e5425f5c50f4b2842c206ca24d580ee807bb85b7ecf1f3d07f8140b27
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. ESTES of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 199, December 6, 2017, Page H9709):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 242 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4559, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862f8e2e5425f5c50f4b2842c206ca24d580ee807bb85b7ecf1f3d07f8140b27
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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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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.