House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Sponsor: Rep. Adrian Smith R-NEWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2018
- Committee actionMay 23, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 13, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5861.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5861 , Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act” on June 6, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 24, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53944
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5861, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5861
- 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. 115-754 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 13, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/754
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5861, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5861
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 81, May 17, 2018, Page H4209):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 145 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5861, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5861
- 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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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
35 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Ron Estes (R-KS), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Karen Handel (R-GA), George Holding (R-NC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Tom Reed (R-NY), James Renacci (R-OH), Tom Rice (R-SC) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adrian Smith.
- H.R. 4689 (115th) To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.
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- H.R. 2224 (115th) Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act
- H.R. 5507 (115th) Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018
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.