House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-361
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2018
- Committee actionJul 18, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2018 · 379–3
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018
Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-361.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5923.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5923, Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act” on August 31, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 31, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54414
- CBO publication date
- August 31, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5923, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5923
- 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. 115-922 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 7, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/922
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5923, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5923
- 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. WESTERMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 84, May 22, 2018, Page H4584):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5923, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5923
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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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.