House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Homeland Threat Response Act
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the deployment and assistance of CBP relating to investigations of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Gonzales R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7098.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Pages H920-H921):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7098, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7098
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 5, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0592c2a55fdfb90fb49ab6231f204c41b34da9ffe2781a30c942c1caec0b3839
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 5, 2026). 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tony Gonzales.
- H.R. 3965 (119th) PEARL Act
- H.R. 2259 (119th) National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025
- H.Res. 570 (119th) Commending Petty Officer 3d Class Scott Ruskan for his heroic efforts to rescue victims during the devastating flooding in central Texas.
- H.R. 3392 (119th) STOP Screwworms Act
- H.R. 506 (119th) Security First Act
- H.R. 4254 (119th) Iranian Campaign Medal Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.