House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2024
- Committee actionApr 10, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 9, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7404.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7404, Subterranean Border Defense Act” on May 14, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 10, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60298
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7404, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7404
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 30, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-543 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on June 7, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 7, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/543
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7404, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7404
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 30, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
44b3e4b0f448a8f0f84c25053d1b2eaae91e7022782a9449ee0db588a9ebf572
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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. CRANE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 31, February 16, 2024, Page H684):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: National securitySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 81 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7404, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7404
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 30, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
44b3e4b0f448a8f0f84c25053d1b2eaae91e7022782a9449ee0db588a9ebf572
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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
14 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eric Burlison (R-MO), J. Correa (D-CA), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), August Pfluger (R-TX), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- S. 5427 (119th) Subterranean Border Defense ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.