House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

REFUSE Act

H.R. 6249Introduced Jun 27, 2018Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 27, 2018
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 27, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6249.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAPTUR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 108, June 27, 2018, Page H5816):
Section 4 of Article I
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H.R. 6249, 115th Congress
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August 11, 2025
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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

24 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 23 Democrats

1 of 24 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Brendan Boyle (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-9 district

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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.