House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2018
- Committee actionJul 18, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 6, 2018 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-1011, Part I.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6377.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6377, Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018” on September 12, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54457
- CBO publication date
- September 12, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6377, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
541309af9ee03320b82a25a6cdbd486f7d5ed53121161034526e79a13916710d
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-1011 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on November 6, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 6, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6377, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
541309af9ee03320b82a25a6cdbd486f7d5ed53121161034526e79a13916710d
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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. PAULSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 119, July 16, 2018, Page H6263):Article I, Section 8 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 253 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6377, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
541309af9ee03320b82a25a6cdbd486f7d5ed53121161034526e79a13916710d
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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 — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), David Reichert (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen.
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- H.R. 6662 (115th) Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018
- H.R. 184 (115th) Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
- H.R. 5686 (115th) Medicare CHOICE Act of 2018
- H.R. 6317 (115th) Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2018
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.