House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Know the Cost Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 7, 2018
- Committee actionSep 13, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6733.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 149, September 7, 2018, Page H7942):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress Under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6733, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6733
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 6733, 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
21 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 21 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), J. Hill (R-AR), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), James Renacci (R-OH), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Greg Walden (R-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.
- H.R. 4431 (115th) Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act
- H.R. 72 (115th) GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
- H.R. 3071 (115th) Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017
- H.R. 494 (115th) Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- H.R. 5483 (115th) Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018
- H.R. 5582 (115th) Abuse Deterrent Access 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.