House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-271
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Became law on Oct 24, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Walden R-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2018
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 22, 2018 · 396–14
- Passed SenateSep 17, 2018 · 99–1
- Resolving differencesSep 28, 2018
- To the PresidentOct 16, 2018
- Became lawOct 24, 2018
Latest action: Oct 24, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-271.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act” on June 15, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website for the House Committee on Rules on June 13, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54068
- CBO publication date
- June 15, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
49e1dc39cb173f324402e8af718d0d374f6a187d03cd7ef5e6d8eb23cd9d35f9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act” on June 21, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Rules Committee Print 115-76, as Amended by Rules Committee Print 115-78”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54091
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
49e1dc39cb173f324402e8af718d0d374f6a187d03cd7ef5e6d8eb23cd9d35f9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act” on September 27, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Estimated Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 6”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54513
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
49e1dc39cb173f324402e8af718d0d374f6a187d03cd7ef5e6d8eb23cd9d35f9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act” on September 27, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Estimated Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 6, HR6-CONF-COMBO_07.XML, September 27, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54515
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
49e1dc39cb173f324402e8af718d0d374f6a187d03cd7ef5e6d8eb23cd9d35f9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 98, June 13, 2018, Page H5153):Article 1 , Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
49e1dc39cb173f324402e8af718d0d374f6a187d03cd7ef5e6d8eb23cd9d35f9
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 committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 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
16 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 16 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Richard Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), David Roe (R-TN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
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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.