House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018

H.R. 5762Introduced May 10, 2018Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedMay 10, 2018
Committee actionJun 6, 2018
Passed HouseJun 19, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 20, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5762.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5762, Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018” on July 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on June 19, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 3, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54149
CBO publication date
July 3, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5762, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-755 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on June 14, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 14, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5762, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. LANGEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 76, May 10, 2018, Page H3930):
Article I, Section VII, Clause 3
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 10, 2018 ↗
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H.R. 5762, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5762
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Peter King (R-NY), Mark Meadows (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Langevin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-2 district

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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.