House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 28, 2021
- Committee actionJul 29, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 5, 2022 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 28, 2022 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4209.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4209, DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act” on November 8, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 28, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 8, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57531
- CBO publication date
- November 8, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4209, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
427285087986eded3398a397b9c26b32a3a819335f7a9b4f6d93a10b0ccd2327
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4209, DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act” on October 20, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 28, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58583
- CBO publication date
- October 20, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4209, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
427285087986eded3398a397b9c26b32a3a819335f7a9b4f6d93a10b0ccd2327
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: S. Rept. 117-215 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on November 28, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/215
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4209, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
427285087986eded3398a397b9c26b32a3a819335f7a9b4f6d93a10b0ccd2327
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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. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 112, June 28, 2021, Page H3240):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4209, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
427285087986eded3398a397b9c26b32a3a819335f7a9b4f6d93a10b0ccd2327
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. 4209, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Jared Golden (D-ME), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Young Kim (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.
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- H.R. 1311 (117th) Energy Diplomacy Act
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- H.R. 6748 (117th) Midland Over Moscow Act
- H.R. 2705 (117th) Natural Gas Export Expansion Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.