House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. 4980.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. As as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 25, February 8, 2018, Page H1075):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 8, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4980, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4980
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6b59e41f20aac89602b4c4e38aab1079ab3e36e7363ba3e2f037631a59ea5c52
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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4980, last updated August 11, 2025. 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
26 cosponsors — 26 Democrats
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Jared Polis (D-CO), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey.
- H.Res. 1058 (115th) Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".
- H.R. 2777 (115th) Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017
- H.R. 3029 (115th) Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act
- H.R. 7186 (115th) Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act
- H.R. 3516 (115th) Reduce Barriers to College Act
- H.R. 2070 (115th) FAFSA for All 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.