House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act
Sponsor: Rep. Harold Rogers R-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2018
- Committee actionJul 18, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 26, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5979.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5979, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act” on July 23, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54238
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5979, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5979
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5979, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act” on November 21, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 2, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54836
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5979, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5979
- 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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-378 ↗; H. Rept. 115-855 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/378
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/855 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5979, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5979
- 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. ROGERS of Kentucky, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 87, May 25, 2018, Page H4732):Article IV Section 3 Clause 2Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2018 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5979, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5979
- 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harold Rogers.
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- H.R. 3362 (115th) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
- H.R. 6385 (115th) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
- H.R. 5570 (115th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain grantees to contract with or make subawards to local or regional organizations…
- H.R. 3802 (115th) Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act
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.