House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 26, 2018 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5291.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TSONGAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 45, March 14, 2018, Page H1609):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5291, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5291, last updated August 11, 2025. 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
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Anthony Brown (D-MD), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Niki Tsongas.
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.