House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 20, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6609.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MENG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 126, July 26, 2018, Page H7727):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6609, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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
47 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 43 Democrats
4 of 47 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Julia Brownley (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), John Faso (R-NY), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Peter King (R-NY), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), A. McEachin (D-VA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng.
- H.R. 423 (115th) Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017
- H.R. 382 (115th) 100 Years of Women in Congress Act
- H.R. 632 (115th) Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- H.R. 6953 (115th) GIRLS Act
- H.R. 722 (115th) No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act
- H.R. 972 (115th) Menstrual Equity For All 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.