House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-165
Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
Became law on Apr 13, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Johnson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 5, 2017
- Committee actionMar 23, 2018
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2018 · 396–0
- Passed SenateMar 23, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentApr 3, 2018
- Became lawApr 13, 2018
Latest action: Apr 13, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-165.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4547.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 198, December 5, 2017, Page H9664):Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4547, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4547
- 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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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
75 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 41 Democrats
41 of 75 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), John Curtis (R-UT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Denny Heck (D-WA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), George Holding (R-NC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson.
- H.R. 4009 (115th) Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act
- H.J.Res. 40 (115th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security…
- H.R. 2372 (115th) VETERAN Act
- H.R. 1101 (115th) Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
- H.Res. 129 (115th) Calling on the Department of Defense, other appropriate elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to resolutely continue…
- H.R. 6886 (115th) HEARTS 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.