House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-229
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2023
- Committee actionSep 19, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
- Became lawJan 4, 2025
Latest action: Jan 4, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 118-229.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5103.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5103, FISHES Act” on December 5, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 3, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 5, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61059
- CBO publication date
- December 5, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5103, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5103
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-733 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 14, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 14, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/733
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5103, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5103
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. DONALDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 132, August 1, 2023, Pages H4158-H4159):Art. 1, Sec. 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Disaster ReliefSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 1, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 73 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5103, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5103
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
49 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 18 Democrats
18 of 49 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and 19 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.