House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-243
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2018
- Committee actionJun 21, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 6, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 12, 2018
- Became lawSep 20, 2018
Latest action: Sep 20, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-243.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6124.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6124, Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018” on June 29, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 21, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54142
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6124, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6124
- 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. 115-801 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 29, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 29, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/801
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6124, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6124
- 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. REICHERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 100, June 15, 2018, Pages H5224-H5225):Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 552 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6124, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6124
- 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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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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Reichert.
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- H.R. 1791 (115th) Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act
- H.R. 1039 (115th) Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 4979 (115th) To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program.
- H.R. 930 (115th) Lymphedema Treatment Act
- H.R. 4732 (115th) National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin 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.