House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2018
- Committee actionMay 17, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4998.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act” on June 6, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53949
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4998, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-732 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 12, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/732
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4998, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 28, February 13, 2018, Page H1126):``This resolution is enacted pursuant to the power granted in Congress under Article I, Section 1.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 100 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4998, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass.
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- H.Res. 644 (115th) Strongly condemning slave auctions and the exploitation of migrants and refugees as forced laborers in Libya, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 187 (115th) Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan.
- H.Res. 314 (115th) Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system…
- H.Res. 914 (115th) Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system…
- H.R. 6805 (115th) Pregnant Women in Custody 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.