House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 28, 2018
- Committee actionJul 24, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 4, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 5, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6265.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6265, PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018” on October 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 4, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54567
- CBO publication date
- October 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6265, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6265
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4816aa44ed55121f7f9550379e3dd96ff2c6b4394a1970b7a98f062cca3d21e0
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-912 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on September 4, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 4, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/912
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6265, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6265
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4816aa44ed55121f7f9550379e3dd96ff2c6b4394a1970b7a98f062cca3d21e0
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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. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 109, June 28, 2018, Page H5976):Alticle 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 June 28, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 242 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6265, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6265
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4816aa44ed55121f7f9550379e3dd96ff2c6b4394a1970b7a98f062cca3d21e0
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
William Keating (D-MA), Michael McCaul (R-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.