House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Putting Our First-Responders First Act of 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Norman R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5860.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NORMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 81, May 17, 2018, Page H4209):Article I, Section 7Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5860, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5860
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d1ec477ba77b3caa6fc06bea53d5580c068a901bcd5971f0df1ab42959c7082
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.
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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
16 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 16 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Paul Cook (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), Robert Latta (R-OH), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
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- H.R. 6360 (115th) PREDICTS Act of 2018
- H.R. 4231 (115th) BEST Act
- H.Res. 966 (115th) In the matter of Maxine Waters.
- H.J.Res. 146 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period…
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.