House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017

H.R. 505Introduced Jan 12, 2017Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedJan 12, 2017
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 31, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 1, 2017 — 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. 505.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McSALLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Page H473):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

20 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 1 independent

1 of 20 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Steve Russell (R-OK), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-2 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.