House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 2018
- Committee actionJul 12, 2018
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 29, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6032.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6032, SMART IoT Act” on August 14, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 12, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54375
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6032, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6032
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 115-1003 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 2, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 2, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6032, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6032
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68ff5c4a747104fdeb222d0289da0d0abe4f95ce2e97e507175d412982394d01
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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. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 94, June 7, 2018, Page H4980):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have the Power . . .'' to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6032, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6032
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68ff5c4a747104fdeb222d0289da0d0abe4f95ce2e97e507175d412982394d01
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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
18 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 18 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Gene Green (D-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Ben Luján (D-NM), David McKinley (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Fred Upton (R-MI), Mimi Walters (R-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta.
- H.R. 4227 (115th) Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018
- H.R. 3388 (115th) SELF DRIVE Act
- H.R. 4881 (115th) Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
- H.R. 4284 (115th) INFO Act
- H.R. 5333 (115th) Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018
- H.R. 590 (115th) Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2017
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.