House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-165
First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act
Became law on Dec 23, 2024.
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Payne D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2023
- Committee actionMay 17, 2023
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2023 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024
Latest action: Dec 23, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-165.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3254.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3254, First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act” on June 6, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 17, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59245
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3254, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3254, First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act” on August 21, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 21, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60654
- CBO publication date
- August 21, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3254, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 118-152 ↗; S. Rept. 118-243 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/152
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/243 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3254, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAYNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 80, May 11, 2023, Pages H2312-H2313):Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 15: Congress shall have Power to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions The single subject of this legislation is: public safety.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 11, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 246 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3254, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.
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- H.Res. 1050 (118th) Supporting the designation of March 2024 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
- H.Res. 700 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
- H.R. 1361 (118th) Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
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.