House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2018
- Committee actionMay 23, 2018
- Passed HouseJun 27, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 28, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5906.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5906, ARPA-E Act of 2018” on June 26, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 23, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54111
- CBO publication date
- June 26, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5906, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5906
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUCAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 84, May 22, 2018, Page H4583):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5906, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5906
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd90f1ac6222520afd82b6884c9649c28ac021aeae4fbe6c68a392c3b5a45434
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5906, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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
11 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas.
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.