House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 20, 2018
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6847.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. ROBY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 156, September 20, 2018, Page H8738):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 20, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6847, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6847
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
94cffc8e0b2f4071502e38b2a99cadbb6d6bf2ec661acf9b14c2622d0d9f66fe
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 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6847, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1712 (115th) Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act
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- H.R. 7113 (115th) Combat Violent Crime 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.