House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 22, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4874.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HOYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 15, January 22, 2018, Page H624):Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 423 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4874, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4874
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
85e09569b7f90dd106f196e8bcec0c3eacabac75fe3972dd9b864b40f2a0c156
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4874, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
19 cosponsors — 19 Democrats
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Susan Davis (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT).
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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.