House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 12, 2018
- Committee actionSep 27, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 27, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 818.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6345.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6345, EMPOWERS Act of 2018” on November 14, 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 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54671
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6345, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6345
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 115-1051 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 27, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1051
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6345, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6345
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. PEARCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 117, July 12, 2018, Page H6174):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause) which gives Congress the power 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 July 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 326 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6345, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6345
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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
31 cosponsors — 31 Republicans
0 of 31 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Ken Buck (R-CO), Doug Collins (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Jason Smith (R-MO), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stevan Pearce.
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- H.R. 6106 (115th) Common Sense Permitting Act
- H.R. 6365 (115th) Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018
- H.R. 4413 (115th) No Back Pay for Bergdahl Act
- H.J.Res. 56 (115th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management…
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.