# 115-hr-5435: Funding Americans First Act

115-hr-5435, Funding Americans First Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5435
- Congress: 115
- Title: Funding Americans First Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2018-04-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Funding Americans First Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to direct each federal agency to use the number of citizens and legal permanent residents residing in a state, as determined under the decennial census (beginning with the 2020 decennial census), when determining funding for grants and other funding measures.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5282: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-3596: Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5435 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5435)

## Related
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5282: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5282)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-3596: Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3596)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5435 (as of 2025-11-18).