House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2018
- Committee actionJun 13, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2018 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5954.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5954, Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018” on August 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54334
- CBO publication date
- August 3, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5954, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5954
- 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. 115-858 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 23, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 2018 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/858
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5954, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9e873c3988f896baac470675c504e7fca551abe1fb3b05358067151113ceb11a
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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. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 86, May 24, 2018, Page H4729):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, and Article III, Section 1, Clause 1 and Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution, which grant Congress authority over federal courts.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 24, 2018 ↗
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- Statement length
- 215 characters
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- H.R. 5954, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9e873c3988f896baac470675c504e7fca551abe1fb3b05358067151113ceb11a
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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
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bill Posey (R-FL), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), John Rutherford (R-FL), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).
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.