House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Secure America from Russian Interference Act of 2018

H.R. 6437Introduced Jul 19, 2018Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJul 19, 2018
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 19, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Armed Services, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6437.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HOYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 122, July 19, 2018, Page H6588):
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18: The Congress shall have power . . . 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 19, 2018 ↗
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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.

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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

41 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 38 Democrats

3 of 41 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Val Demings (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Denny Heck (D-WA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ruben Kihuen (D-NV), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-5 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.