House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-241
Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
Became law on Sep 18, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Gene Green D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2018
- Committee actionJul 12, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 4, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 6, 2018
- Became lawSep 18, 2018
Latest action: Sep 18, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-241.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5385.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5385, Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018” on July 27, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54314
- CBO publication date
- July 27, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5385, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5385
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. GENE GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 50, March 22, 2018, Page H2042):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 328 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5385, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5385
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f459c8449892c369f5e379e796c13d6693a96b2d7d103a5c5e9a423c7982a269
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 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
75 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 37 Democrats, 1 independent
38 of 75 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), John Curtis (R-UT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gene Green.
- H.Res. 605 (115th) Congratulating the Houston Astros on winning the 2017 Major League Baseball World Series.
- H.J.Res. 65 (115th) Every Vote Counts Amendment
- H.R. 2286 (115th) Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017
- H.R. 2628 (115th) Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
- H.R. 5794 (115th) Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2018
- H.R. 2688 (115th) Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017
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.