House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2018
- Committee actionMay 16, 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 Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5774.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018” on June 7, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 16, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53953
- CBO publication date
- June 7, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5774, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5774
- 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. 115-762 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 19, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/762
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5774, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5774
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8f1184c04757d9689f483cd3c6a48284e8ef2963a704c77c8de6ed8eb6e7d84
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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. CURBELO of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 77, May 11, 2018, Page H3935):Article I, Section 8; Clauses 3 and 18 ofthe United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 71 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5774, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5774
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8f1184c04757d9689f483cd3c6a48284e8ef2963a704c77c8de6ed8eb6e7d84
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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
9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 9 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Erik Paulsen (R-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carlos Curbelo.
- H.R. 2901 (115th) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017
- H.R. 5192 (115th) Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act
- H.R. 2842 (115th) Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act
- H.Res. 695 (115th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 1810 (115th) Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017
- H.R. 468 (115th) Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
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.