House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 18, 2019
- Committee actionOct 23, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 10, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2020 — 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. 4753.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4753, Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act” on January 15, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 19, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 15, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56026
- CBO publication date
- January 15, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4753, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4753
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-301 ↗. 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
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/301
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4753, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4753
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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. CRENSHAW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 165, October 18, 2019, Page H8259):Article One, Section 8 (Clause 18): ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers'' Article One, Section 8 (Clause 1): ``provide for the common Defense'' Article One, Section 8 (Clause 3): ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 18, 2019 ↗
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- Statement length
- 292 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4753, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4753
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Mike Johnson (R-LA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Van Taylor (R-TX), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2609 (116th) DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
- H.R. 5002 (116th) United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 3828 (116th) Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019
- H.R. 6519 (116th) Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
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.