House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 5893.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARAMENDI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 83, May 21, 2018, Page H4284):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5893, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5893
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 5893, 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 — 3 Republicans, 17 Democrats
3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Gene Green (D-TX), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Peter King (R-NY), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi.
- H.R. 5326 (115th) Maritime Technical Corrections Act of 2018
- H.R. 6206 (115th) Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act
- H.R. 5879 (115th) Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- H.R. 1251 (115th) CPI-E Act of 2017
- H.R. 4001 (115th) Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act
- H.Res. 189 (115th) Recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes.
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.