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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.

H.R. 2279Introduced May 10, 2007Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Pitts R-PA
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Where it went

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’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2279, last updated June 6, 2025. 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

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.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-16 district

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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.