House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2007
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 18, 2008 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. English (PA). Petition No: 110-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis9.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2279.
- Congress.gov noteOn 6/18/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Armed Services Committee from consideration of H.R. 2279. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action.
(Discharge Petition No. 110-9: text with signatures.)Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2279, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 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
79 cosponsors — 79 Republicans
0 of 79 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), David Davis (R-TN), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Phil English (R-PA), Terry Everett (R-AL), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA) and 49 more.
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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.