House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
NIMBLE Act
Open in Bill Explorer →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. 5907.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5907, NIMBLE Act” on June 25, 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 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54102
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5907, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5907
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-788 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on June 27, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/788
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5907, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5907
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HULTGREN, 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. 5907, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5907
- 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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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
12 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Ben Luján (D-NM), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
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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.