House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 6, 2017
- Committee actionDec 13, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 10, 2018 · 415–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4567.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4567, DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017” on January 19, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on January 10, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 19, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53491
- CBO publication date
- January 19, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4567, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4567
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4567, DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017” on June 25, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54106
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4567, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4567
- 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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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: H. Rept. 115-490 ↗; S. Rept. 115-308 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/490
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/308 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4567, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4567
- 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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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. KATKO, 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 for 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 December 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 267 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4567, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
da35926386701f5d92361a22a9ccdd9da31e9da3bd7203657f9d321dadb3629e
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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Michael McCaul (R-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
- H.R. 3731 (115th) Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018
- H.R. 5729 (115th) Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018
- H.R. 46 (115th) Fort Ontario Study Act
- H.R. 2851 (115th) SITSA Act
- H.R. 876 (115th) Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017
- H.R. 1309 (115th) TSA Administrator Modernization 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.