House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5818.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CROWLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 79, May 15, 2018, Page H3978):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5818, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5818
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aa357ba8124b100ee1a9a8df389f96582d6db7be6d2cefd94ae3f6d20de1804a
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5818, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
20 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 15 Democrats
5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), John Faso (R-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), John Katko (R-NY), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Peter Visclosky (D-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Crowley.
- H.R. 3834 (115th) 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017
- H.Con.Res. 90 (115th) Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the violence in and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access…
- H.R. 1500 (115th) Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
- H.Res. 127 (115th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 25 (115th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 34 (115th) Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House of Representatives.
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.