House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2018
- Committee actionMay 9, 2018
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 13, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5582.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018” on June 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53992
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5582, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5582
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-721 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 8, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 8, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/721
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5582, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5582
- 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. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 65, April 23, 2018, Page H3452):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress Under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5582, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5582
- 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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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
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Doyle (D-PA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Tom Reed (R-NY), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.
- H.R. 4431 (115th) Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act
- H.R. 72 (115th) GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
- H.R. 3071 (115th) Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017
- H.R. 494 (115th) Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- H.R. 5483 (115th) Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018
- H.R. 6733 (115th) Know the Cost Act of 2018
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.