Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
Public Law 114-316 · H.R. 6431 · 114th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 16, 2016 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH-2)
Cosponsors (23): Rep. Elise Stefanik, Rep. Louise Slaughter,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow the United States to prosecute certain U.S. employees who engage in conduct in Canada that would constitute a federal criminal offense if the conduct had occurred in the United States. This bill applies to a Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice employee, contractor, or employee of a contractor who is stationed in Canada pursuant to a border security initiative.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
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Related bills
3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 4657Related bill
Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
S. 2612Related bill
Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
S. 3001Related bill
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Dec 16, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-316.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 15, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 12, 2016FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2016FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 8, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 7, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6431.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 5, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Dec 2, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.