House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act

H.R. 4924Introduced Feb 5, 2018Policy area: Congress

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 5, 2018
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseFeb 6, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 7, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4924.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARPER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 22, February 5, 2018, Page H784):
Article 1, Section 5 of the United States Constitution ``Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide. Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member. Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment…
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

Sent to: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Committee on House Administration, Ways and Means Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeBills with a CBO estimate Bills with a committee report See it in the Data Web

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4924, last updated January 14, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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

38 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 16 Democrats

16 of 38 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Joyce (R-OH), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Luke Messer (R-IN), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-3 district

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