House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-58
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Became law on Aug 8, 2005.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2005
- Committee actionApr 20, 2005
- Passed HouseApr 21, 2005 · 249–183
- Passed SenateJun 28, 2005 · 85–12
- Resolving differencesJul 14, 2005
- To the PresidentAug 4, 2005
- Became lawAug 8, 2005
Latest action: Aug 8, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-58.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, as introduced in the House of Representatives” on April 19, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill introduced in the House of Representatives on April 18, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16454
- CBO publication date
- April 19, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Domestic Energy Security Act” on April 19, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on April 13, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16455
- CBO publication date
- April 19, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, as introduced in the House of Representatives” on April 19, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill introduced in the House of Representatives on April 18, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16454
- CBO publication date
- April 19, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Domestic Energy Security Act” on April 19, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on April 13, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16455
- CBO publication date
- April 19, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005” on July 27, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill conference agreement</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 27, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17035
- CBO publication date
- July 27, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005” on July 27, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill conference agreement”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 27, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17035
- CBO publication date
- July 27, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-190 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/190
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2deb5286e6816a3cea8ec8927f70386412f46afe827d47f6ee736bc1200f6dea
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6, last updated March 9, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.