House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act

H.R. 5615Introduced Oct 19, 2021Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedOct 19, 2021
Committee actionOct 26, 2021
Passed HouseMar 7, 2022 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 5, 2022 — By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-230.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5615.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5615, Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act” on May 3, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on March 7, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 3, 2022 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58074
CBO publication date
May 3, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5615, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5615
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5615, Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act” on September 15, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 3, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2022 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58479
CBO publication date
September 15, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5615, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5615
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 117-240 ↗; S. Rept. 117-230 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 2022 ↗
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Report API records
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/230
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5615, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5615
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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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. DEMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 183, October 19, 2021, Page H5673):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 19, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5615, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5615
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5615, last updated May 28, 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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Val Demings.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-10 district

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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.