House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Counter Terrorist Network Act

H.R. 4578Introduced Dec 6, 2017Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedDec 6, 2017
Committee actionDec 13, 2017
Passed HouseJan 11, 2018 · 410–2
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 16, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4578.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4578, Counter Terrorist Network Act” on January 30, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on January 11, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 30, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53527
CBO publication date
January 30, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4578, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-492 ↗. 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 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4578, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4578
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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. VELA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 199, December 6, 2017, Page H9709):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 6, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4578, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4578
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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 — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

John Faso (R-NY), John Katko (R-NY), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Filemon Vela.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-34 district

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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.