House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2018 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6637)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6409.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LaMALFA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 120, July 17, 2018, Page H6464):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6409, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6409
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b3a059a1e433dcc8f1065f63df7a10125d459f6e802249105dac6b3fd3c8a67
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 CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6409, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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
31 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 31 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Steve King (R-IA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Bill Posey (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), David Roe (R-TN), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2170 (115th) Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction 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.