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: Jun 4, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5897.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEBER of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 83, May 21, 2018, Pages H4284-H4285):General Welfare Clause: Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 1, ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .;'' Commerce Clause: Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 3, ``[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;'' Necessary and Proper Clause: Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 18, ``[The Congress shall have Power] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers. . . .''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 620 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5897, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5897
- 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. 5897, 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 — 17 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Weber.
- H.R. 5905 (115th) Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018
- H.R. 4378 (115th) Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018
- H.R. 431 (115th) Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
- H.R. 3452 (115th) Relief for Recovering Communities Act
- H.R. 1382 (115th) GOFISH Act
- H.R. 4035 (115th) DOE Loan Guarantee Program Repeal 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.