House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Devin Nunes R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 2018
- Committee actionJul 3, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 12, 2018 · 363–54
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 16, 2018 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6237.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6237, Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019” on July 2, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Preliminary estimate of the direct spending effects of H.R. 6237, as ordered reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on June 28, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54146
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6237, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a027573db1774d01d8cff41bfeaa7f8d4319ef5f76e6cfc9977b034682765b6
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6237, Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019” on July 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on July 3, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54167
- CBO publication date
- July 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6237, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a027573db1774d01d8cff41bfeaa7f8d4319ef5f76e6cfc9977b034682765b6
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-805 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee on July 3, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 3, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/805
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6237, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a027573db1774d01d8cff41bfeaa7f8d4319ef5f76e6cfc9977b034682765b6
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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. NUNES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 108, June 27, 2018, Page H5816):The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States government are carried out to support the national security interests of the United States, to support and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to support the President in the execution of the foreign policy of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . to raise and support armies . . .''; ``To provide and maintain a Navy''; ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 945 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6237, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a027573db1774d01d8cff41bfeaa7f8d4319ef5f76e6cfc9977b034682765b6
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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. Devin Nunes.
- H.R. 6138 (115th) ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018
- H.R. 3180 (115th) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- H.R. 805 (115th) Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act
- H.Con.Res. 98 (115th) Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 139.
- H.R. 4478 (115th) FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 3729 (115th) Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017
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.