House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 19, 2019
- Committee actionOct 23, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 10, 2019 — 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. 4402.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4402, Inland Waters Security Review Act, which would require DHS to conduct a threat analysis of inland waters and report its findings to the Congress” on December 20, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 9, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 20, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55983
- CBO publication date
- December 20, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4402, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4402
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4402, Inland Waters Security Review Act” on December 20, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 9, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 20, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55983
- CBO publication date
- December 20, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4402, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4402
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0429ae1fa3ab70ddcf645cd29f59139f03f9f9ef43a963d3c7f19da4218d8283
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-299 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on November 19, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/299
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4402, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4402
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0429ae1fa3ab70ddcf645cd29f59139f03f9f9ef43a963d3c7f19da4218d8283
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LESKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 151, September 19, 2019, Page H7836):Article 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 September 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 242 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4402, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4402
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0429ae1fa3ab70ddcf645cd29f59139f03f9f9ef43a963d3c7f19da4218d8283
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4402, last updated July 9, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Chris Collins (R-NY), J. Correa (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.