House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Project Precursor Act

H.R. 3205Introduced May 11, 2023Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Michael McCaul R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 11, 2023
Committee actionMay 16, 2023
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 16, 2023 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3205.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R 3205, Project Precursor Act” on May 22, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2023 ↗
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May 22, 2023
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H.R. 3205, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3205
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 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 Mr. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 80, May 11, 2023, Page H2311):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States The single subject of this legislation is: To disrupt the international fentanyl supply chain
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H.R. 3205, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3205
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Tim Burchett (R-TN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Brian Mast (R-FL), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Marie Perez (D-WA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-10 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.