House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 24, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5606.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SHEA-PORTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 66, April 24, 2018, Page H3506):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 24, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5606, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a9a9c33d584e0d52e975331dc4cb6605a1fbb5a87c1afd0bd3cb443a7d69098
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 December 5, 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
23 cosponsors — 23 Democrats
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), James Langevin (D-RI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carol Shea-Porter.
- H.R. 2318 (115th) Military Spouse Hiring Act
- H.R. 4556 (115th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other…
- H.R. 5713 (115th) National Guard Promotion Accountability Act
- H.R. 4106 (115th) Surviving Spouses Income Security Act
- H.J.Res. 90 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the…
- H.R. 3683 (115th) Student and Families Tax Reduction 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.