House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-436
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 12, 2018
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2018 · 351–10
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2018 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJan 2, 2019
- Became lawJan 14, 2019
Latest action: Jan 14, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-436.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7279.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBBS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H10170):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 3 (related to Regulation of Commerce among the several States)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 138 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7279, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/7279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
095e52f0ec0e92ba5107917c61d26f6c6c24136cd93a198f193e64fa5b6858e2
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. 7279, 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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Robert Latta (R-OH), Grace Napolitano (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Gibbs.
- H.R. 5868 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the "Bill Harris Post…
- H.R. 953 (115th) Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
- H.Res. 152 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the…
- H.R. 1045 (115th) Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017
- H.R. 2917 (115th) Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017
- H.R. 465 (115th) Water Quality Improvement Act of 2017
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.