House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

EMPOWER Care Act

H.R. 5306Introduced Mar 15, 2018Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Brett Guthrie R-KY

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 15, 2018
Committee actionSep 13, 2018
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 13, 2018 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5306.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5306, Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act” on November 20, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 13, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54707
CBO publication date
November 20, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5306, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5306
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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. GUTHRIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 46, March 15, 2018, Page H1652):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 15, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5306, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5306
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
71a17d2fe048d8fe082ea8383c4263e277e2e553bfb1b1fca80ad0465ecebe73
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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

75 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 49 Democrats

49 of 75 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) and 45 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress · KY-2 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.