House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 9, 2018
- Committee actionMay 17, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5716.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5716, the Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act” on June 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 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/54005
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5716, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5716
- 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. 115-740 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 12, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/740
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5716, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b30927b837f1152703bcac7d4f839b421581b8d8f818cd2481a101cbe667d85
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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. ROSKAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 75, May 9, 2018, Page H3886):United States Constitution Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5716, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b30927b837f1152703bcac7d4f839b421581b8d8f818cd2481a101cbe667d85
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Susan Brooks (R-IN), John Larson (D-CT), Greg Walden (R-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT).
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.