House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-398
SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018
Became law on Dec 31, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen D-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2017
- Committee actionJul 27, 2017
- Passed HouseFeb 26, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2018 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 20, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 31, 2018
Latest action: Dec 31, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-398.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 767.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 767, SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017” on September 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53087
- CBO publication date
- September 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 767, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/767
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-327 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 25, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/327
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 767, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/767
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21907c114e077b4f7dc7567048fae32fc45653443a292c3eb925368400b869ad
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COHEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 16, January 31, 2017, Page H820):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 767, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/767
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21907c114e077b4f7dc7567048fae32fc45653443a292c3eb925368400b869ad
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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
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats
4 of 11 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2230 (115th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
- H.R. 4040 (115th) Horse Transportation Safety 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.