House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-368
National Quantum Initiative Act
Became law on Dec 21, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 26, 2018
- Committee actionJun 27, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 19, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018
Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-368.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6227.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6227, National Quantum Initiative Act” on July 23, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 27, 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/54236
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6227, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6227
- 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. 115-950 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on September 13, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/950
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6227, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6227
- 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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 107, June 26, 2018, Page H5749):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 June 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 301 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6227, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6227
- 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
36 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 15 Democrats
15 of 36 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Bill Foster (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Will Hurd (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
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.