House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-113
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 22, 2021
- Committee actionOct 26, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 8, 2022 · 387–33
- Passed SenateApr 5, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentApr 7, 2022
- Became lawApr 19, 2022
Latest action: Apr 19, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-113.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5681.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5681, Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act” on January 11, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 26, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 11, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57754
- CBO publication date
- January 11, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5681, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5681
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-246 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on February 12, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 12, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/246
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5681, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5681
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 186, October 22, 2021, Page H5833):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 22, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5681, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5681
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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 — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), David Joyce (R-OH), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
- H.R. 1833 (117th) DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2021
- H.R. 3264 (117th) Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act
- H.R. 4094 (117th) One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021
- H.R. 7211 (117th) Small State and Rural Rescue Act
- H.R. 3709 (117th) Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021
- H.R. 473 (117th) Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021
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.