House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Banks R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 5199.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 40, March 7, 2018, Page H1476):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5199, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5199
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). 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
77 cosponsors — 77 Republicans
0 of 77 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Doug Collins (R-GA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Ron Estes (R-KS), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Karen Handel (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA), George Holding (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH) and 47 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.