House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2023
- Committee actionNov 8, 2023
- Passed HouseMar 7, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 12, 2024 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6174.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6174, DHS Biodetection Improvement Act” on November 20, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 8, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59779
- CBO publication date
- November 20, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6174, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1211893a8d65ff955ac758b07afc158f0851f1e62d50ca32af34f8cecfb973e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6174, DHS Biodetection Improvement Act” on August 13, 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 13, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60635
- CBO publication date
- August 13, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6174, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1211893a8d65ff955ac758b07afc158f0851f1e62d50ca32af34f8cecfb973e
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 118-321 ↗; S. Rept. 118-239 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 12, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/321
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/239 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6174, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1211893a8d65ff955ac758b07afc158f0851f1e62d50ca32af34f8cecfb973e
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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. STRONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 181, November 2, 2023, Page H5363):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To improve the biodetection functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 2, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 199 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6174, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1211893a8d65ff955ac758b07afc158f0851f1e62d50ca32af34f8cecfb973e
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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Mark Green (R-TN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dale Strong.
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- H.R. 9710 (118th) Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Act of 2024
- H.R. 5130 (118th) Finish It Act
- H.R. 3357 (118th) Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023
- H.R. 8140 (118th) SERVICE Act of 2024
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.