House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Michael McCaul R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 19, 2018
- Committee actionJul 24, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 4, 2018 · 272–119
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 724.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6439.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6439, Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018” on August 7, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 24, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54349
- CBO publication date
- August 7, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6439, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6439, Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018” on October 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 3, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54542
- CBO publication date
- October 3, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6439, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-419 ↗; H. Rept. 115-909 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/419
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/909 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6439, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 122, July 19, 2018, Page H6588):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution 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 July 19, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6439, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
12 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 12 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Clay Higgins (R-LA), John Katko (R-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Martha McSally (R-AZ), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4744 (115th) Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
- H.R. 6018 (115th) Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2018
- H.R. 2825 (115th) DHS Authorization Act
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.