House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 14, 2018
- Committee actionSep 27, 2018
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 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. 6108.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6108, Preserving America’s Battlefields Act” on November 16, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 27, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54698
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6108, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6108
- 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. 115-1040 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 20, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 20, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1040
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6108, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6108
- 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. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 99, June 14, 2018, Page H5200):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 556 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6108, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6108
- 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
32 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 32 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), John Culberson (R-TX), John Delaney (D-MD), John Faso (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Billy Long (R-MO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), A. McEachin (D-VA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jody Hice.
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- H.R. 4467 (115th) Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018
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- H.R. 6391 (115th) Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2018
- H.R. 1364 (115th) Official Time Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 586 (115th) Sanctity of Human Life 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.