House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 6, 2017
- Committee actionJul 12, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3994.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3994, ACCESS BROADBAND Act” on August 7, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54342
- CBO publication date
- August 7, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3994, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90c2a2e50da1e991be10703e89f6561f78a96723798d1411cde27553af7420c8
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-841 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 18, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/841
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3994, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90c2a2e50da1e991be10703e89f6561f78a96723798d1411cde27553af7420c8
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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. TONKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 161, October 6, 2017, Page H7892):Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause I, it provides Congress with the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Execises'' in order to provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States'' ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 232 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3994, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90c2a2e50da1e991be10703e89f6561f78a96723798d1411cde27553af7420c8
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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
17 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 10 Democrats
7 of 17 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Chris Collins (R-NY), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), David McKinley (R-WV), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko.
- H.R. 6870 (115th) To rename the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 in honor of Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter.
- H.R. 4005 (115th) Medicaid Reentry Act
- H.Res. 788 (115th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Louise McIntosh Slaughter.
- H.R. 1358 (115th) Scientific Integrity Act
- H.R. 3692 (115th) Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017
- H.R. 3666 (115th) Fort McClellan Health Registry Act
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.