House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
WHOLE Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →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. 817.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6346.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6346, WHOLE Act of 2018” 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/54695
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6346, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6346
- 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. 115-1050 ↗. 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/1050
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6346, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6346
- 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. JOHNSON of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 117, July 12, 2018, Page H6174):Article IV Section III: The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regualtions respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 317 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6346, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6346
- 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 — 30 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 31 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug LaMalfa (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), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Scott Perry (R-PA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mark Walker (R-NC) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson.
- H.R. 1761 (115th) Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
- H.R. 2457 (115th) J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017
- H.R. 3392 (115th) Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act
- H.R. 3593 (115th) Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
- H.R. 3133 (115th) SEA Act of 2017
- H.R. 4170 (115th) Disclosing Foreign Influence 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.