House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
National Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Act of 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Comstock R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 26, 2018
- Committee actionJun 27, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6229.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6229, National Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Act of 2018” on July 17, 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 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54203
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88a577f14a6091f7b0713655baaee645d5434b9dc71ee953bd292b2324801805
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-977 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on September 25, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/977
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88a577f14a6091f7b0713655baaee645d5434b9dc71ee953bd292b2324801805
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. COMSTOCK, 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. 6229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88a577f14a6091f7b0713655baaee645d5434b9dc71ee953bd292b2324801805
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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
11 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4661 (115th) United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
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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.