House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertising Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 13, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5894.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DAVIDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 30, February 13, 2020, Page H1157):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5894, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5894
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5894, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids.
- H.R. 4405 (116th) Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019
- H.R. 3734 (116th) Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans Act
- H.R. 6165 (116th) Data to Save Moms Act of 2020
- H.R. 6696 (116th) SUPPLIES Act
- H.R. 1340 (116th) Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act
- H.R. 7093 (116th) PPP Accountability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.