House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 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. 559.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5795.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act” on June 7, 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 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53962
- CBO publication date
- June 7, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5795, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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. 115-724 ↗. 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/724
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5795, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a00a8fcc3f5eca8da73b99a8345ab67f7195d3e708e11672c2005c3741a8ffa7
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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. BLUMENAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 79, May 15, 2018, Page H3977):The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5795, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a00a8fcc3f5eca8da73b99a8345ab67f7195d3e708e11672c2005c3741a8ffa7
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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
31 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 12 Democrats
19 of 31 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Lewis (D-GA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), James Renacci (R-OH), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Michael Turner (R-OH) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer.
- H.R. 5846 (115th) Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act
- H.R. 1368 (115th) Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act
- H.R. 5015 (115th) Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018
- H.R. 2669 (115th) Vote By Mail Act of 2017
- H.R. 2797 (115th) Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017
- H.R. 1820 (115th) Veterans Equal Access Act
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.