House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Energy Policy Act of 2003

H.R. 6Introduced Apr 7, 2003Policy area: Energy

Where it went

IntroducedApr 7, 2003
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseApr 11, 2003 · 247–175
Passed SenateJul 31, 2003 · 84–14
Resolving differencesSep 5, 2003
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 21, 2003 — Motion by Senator Frist to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the conference report to accompnay H. R. 6 was not invoked (Roll Call Vote No. 456) entered in Senate.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, A bill to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes” on April 8, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 7, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 8, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14373
CBO publication date
April 8, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/6
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, A bill to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes” on April 8, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 7, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 8, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14373
CBO publication date
April 8, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/6
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8cbcb907c342d5f51d3d5fddbe4206b0cc618457af3ffad03c784c04466d9ed3
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Conference Agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003” on November 18, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Letter based on a preliminary review of the November 18, 2003, conference agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14994
CBO publication date
November 18, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/6
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8cbcb907c342d5f51d3d5fddbe4206b0cc618457af3ffad03c784c04466d9ed3
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Conference Agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003” on November 18, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Letter based on a preliminary review of the November 18, 2003, conference agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14994
CBO publication date
November 18, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/6
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8cbcb907c342d5f51d3d5fddbe4206b0cc618457af3ffad03c784c04466d9ed3
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-375 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/375
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/6
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8cbcb907c342d5f51d3d5fddbe4206b0cc618457af3ffad03c784c04466d9ed3
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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

4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans

0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Richard Pombo (R-CA), William Thomas (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Tauzin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.