House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-374
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2018
- Committee actionSep 27, 2018
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2018 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 12, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018
Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-374.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6428.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 121, July 18, 2018, Page H6558):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6428, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6428
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
017a0de0a7d7e471c5f53d6e961f1fd8b3817dad117fb4b4b6a5afebe6574b93
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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6428, last updated April 7, 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
11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats
5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
- H.R. 4925 (115th) FRA Safety Data Improvement Act
- H.R. 6323 (115th) Senior Security Act of 2018
- H.R. 2498 (115th) Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017
- H.R. 2240 (115th) U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act
- H.R. 6518 (115th) Miranda's Law
- H.R. 6056 (115th) Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals 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.