House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 7, 2018
- Committee actionSep 13, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 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. 6740.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6740, Border Tunnel Task Force Act” on September 28, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 25, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54518
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6740, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6740
- 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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-962 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on September 25, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/962
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6740, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6740
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b878550d86fbf02de62c12969bd17906d518a7c43736c866f551a75399ea8989
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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. SESSIONS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 149, September 7, 2018, Page H7942):Article I, 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 September 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6740, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6740
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b878550d86fbf02de62c12969bd17906d518a7c43736c866f551a75399ea8989
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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 independent
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
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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.