House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

BUILD Act of 2018

H.R. 5105Introduced Feb 27, 2018Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 27, 2018
Committee actionMay 9, 2018
Passed HouseJul 17, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 18, 2018 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5105.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5105, BUILD Act of 2018” on July 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 9, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2018 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54158
CBO publication date
July 10, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5105, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5105
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 14, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-814 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on July 11, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5105, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5105
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 14, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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. YOHO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 35, February 27, 2018, Page H1334):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5105, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5105
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 14, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

44 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 20 Democrats

20 of 44 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Denny Heck (D-WA), John Katko (R-NY), William Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Billy Long (R-MO), Michael McCaul (R-TX), James McGovern (D-MA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Yoho.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-3 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.