House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act

H.R. 5041Introduced Feb 15, 2018Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 15, 2018
Committee actionMay 9, 2018
Passed HouseJun 12, 2018 · 398–0
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 13, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5041.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act” on June 7, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 7, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53976
CBO publication date
June 7, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5041, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 30, February 15, 2018, Page H1213):
Article I, Section 8, Clause I and Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5041, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5041
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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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

27 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 27 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Curtis (R-UT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Foster (D-IL), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Karen Handel (R-GA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), John Larson (D-CT), Robert Latta (R-OH), Thomas Massie (R-KY), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Bill Posey (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Greg Walden (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-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.