House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2018

H.R. 2152Introduced Apr 26, 2017Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Ted Poe R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 26, 2017
Committee actionMar 7, 2018
Passed HouseMay 9, 2018 · 221–197
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 10, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2152.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2152, Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2018” on April 5, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 7, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 5, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53716
CBO publication date
April 5, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2152, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2152
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-659 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 27, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 27, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2152, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2152
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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. POE of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 71, April 26, 2017, Page H2897):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2152, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2152
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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

31 cosponsors — 31 Republicans

0 of 31 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Karen Handel (R-GA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Tom Marino (R-PA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Martha Roby (R-AL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-2 district

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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.