House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 2018
- Committee actionSep 27, 2018
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2018 · 391–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 3, 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. 6901.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6901, Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2018” on October 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 27, 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/54565
- CBO publication date
- October 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6901, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6901
- 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. 115-987 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on October 12, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/987
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6901, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6901
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7541066b53d06c32abe21bd04dfdbc8cb3698e7023dc6a1108c7ee9517a0a61b
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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. HURD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 159, September 26, 2018, Page H9090):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6901, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6901
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7541066b53d06c32abe21bd04dfdbc8cb3698e7023dc6a1108c7ee9517a0a61b
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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Mark Meadows (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Will Hurd.
- H.R. 2454 (115th) Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2018
- H.R. 7327 (115th) SECURE Technology Act
- H.R. 2227 (115th) MGT Act
- H.R. 5896 (115th) Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2018
- H.R. 1428 (115th) American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
- H.R. 2626 (115th) Strong Visa Integrity Secures America 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.