House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 5, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 5, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5429.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIANFORTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 55, April 5, 2018, Page H3059):Article 1, Section 8 By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico: H.R. 5430. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3, and 18 of the U.S. Constitution, which provide as follows: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defen[s]e and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes, and To make all laws which shalt be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,283 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5429, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5429
- 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. 5429, 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
14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Wm. Clay (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Gianforte.
- H.R. 4645 (115th) East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- H.R. 4171 (115th) To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3764 (115th) Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2018
- H.R. 4644 (115th) Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act
- H.R. 4390 (115th) Hometown Heroes Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 5148 (115th) Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act
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.