House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2018
- Committee actionMay 9, 2018
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2018 · 360–59
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 2018 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5682.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5682, FIRST STEP Act” on August 21, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 21, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54395
- CBO publication date
- August 21, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5682, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5682
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- 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. 115-699 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/699
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5682, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5682
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4dccdf3ab4230b97e4b7da0c5e44d04ae257f6d20bacd622b39a36730cdaf3d1
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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. COLLINS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 73, May 7, 2018, Page H3782):Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5682, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5682
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4dccdf3ab4230b97e4b7da0c5e44d04ae257f6d20bacd622b39a36730cdaf3d1
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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
19 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 19 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Rod Blum (R-IA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Karen Handel (R-GA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Tom Marino (R-PA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Walker (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
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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.