House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2018 · 283–132
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 26, 2018 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 184.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAULSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H51):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1--power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excisesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 91 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 184, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/184
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 April 7, 2025). 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
279 cosponsors — 231 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 2 independents, 1 other
46 of 279 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN) and 249 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen.
- H.R. 5775 (115th) PROPER Act of 2018
- H.R. 5437 (115th) To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers.
- H.R. 6662 (115th) Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018
- H.R. 5686 (115th) Medicare CHOICE Act of 2018
- H.R. 6377 (115th) Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018
- H.R. 6317 (115th) Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2018
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.