House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5218.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 75, May 12, 2016, Page H2342):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Consitution, Specifically Clause l (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 268 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5218, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5218
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4fafe58cdacea486d4351bbb2d0ddbb4f833e9c6e5574a7833dca72106862bee
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5218, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
13 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Steve King (R-IA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Scott Peters (D-CA), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Mimi Walters (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis.
- H.R. 2329 (114th) Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act
- H.R. 4764 (114th) Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- H.R. 2716 (114th) Transportation Empowerment Act
- H.R. 4448 (114th) State Sanctions Against Iranian Terrorism Act
- H.R. 1287 (114th) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015
- H.R. 1953 (114th) No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.