House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 17, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 17, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6834.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BORDALLO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 154, September 17, 2018, Page H8732):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6834, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6834
- 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.
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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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo.
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- H.R. 6665 (115th) Offshore Wind for Territories Act
- H.Res. 1157 (115th) Reaffirming the strong commitment of the United States to the countries and territories of the Pacific Islands region.
- H.Res. 505 (115th) Condemning North Korea's threats against our citizens on Guam, reaffirming our unshakable commitment to the security of Guam, and for…
- H.R. 4179 (115th) LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act
- H.R. 5697 (115th) Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking 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.