House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 8, 2018
- Committee actionMay 9, 2018
- Passed HouseMay 16, 2018 · 382–35
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5698.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5698, Protect and Serve Act of 2018” on May 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 9, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53862
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5698, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5698
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67de430d11bf9eb04e3991273b281813f0fe52fd5d22b08487295ffc537e7a8b
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-672 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 11, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/672
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5698, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5698
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67de430d11bf9eb04e3991273b281813f0fe52fd5d22b08487295ffc537e7a8b
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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. RUTHERFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 74, May 8, 2018, Page H3834):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 8, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5698, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5698
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67de430d11bf9eb04e3991273b281813f0fe52fd5d22b08487295ffc537e7a8b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5698, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
John Carter (R-TX), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Val Demings (D-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rutherford.
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.