House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018

H.R. 4986Introduced Feb 8, 2018Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 8, 2018
Committee actionFeb 14, 2018
Passed HouseMar 6, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 7, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4986.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-587 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 6, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 6, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4986, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACKBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 25, February 8, 2018, Page H1075):
Article I, Section 8 ``necessary and proper'' clause.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 8, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4986, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4986
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4986, last updated September 8, 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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Greg Walden (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-7 district

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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.