House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-353

DELTA Act

H.R. 4819Introduced Jan 18, 2018Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Dec 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry R-NE

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 18, 2018
Committee actionMay 22, 2018
Passed HouseJul 17, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 20, 2018 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018

Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-353.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4819.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4819, Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act” on June 13, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54049
CBO publication date
June 13, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4819, 115th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4819
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 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. FORTENBERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 11, January 18, 2018, Page H553):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 18, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4819, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4819
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list 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

41 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 18 Democrats

18 of 41 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Karen Bass (D-CA), Diane Black (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Paul Cook (R-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), George Holding (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), William Keating (D-MA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Tom Rice (R-SC) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-1 district

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