House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-399
Stigler Act Amendments of 2018
Became law on Dec 31, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2017
- Committee actionJun 13, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 20, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 31, 2018
Latest action: Dec 31, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-399.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2606.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2606, Stigler Act Amendments of 2018” on August 15, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 13, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54379
- CBO publication date
- August 15, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2606, Stigler Act Amendments of 2018” on November 30, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on November 28, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54852
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-398 ↗; H. Rept. 115-902 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 29, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/398
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/902 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 89, May 23, 2017, Page H4504):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes. This bill is enacted pursuant to Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 in order the enforce treaties made between the United States and several Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 283 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2606, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Frank Lucas (R-OK), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Steve Russell (R-OK).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.