House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2018
- Committee actionSep 13, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 29, 2018 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6511.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6511, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act” on December 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 25, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54878
- CBO publication date
- December 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6511, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6511
- 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. 115-965 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce 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/965
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6511, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6511
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef0ea6f39a6277f07f84e7789e163cf0c03825a8a6c3c5441e420baa2cf8e930
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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. BARTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 125, July 25, 2018, Page H7687):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6511, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6511
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef0ea6f39a6277f07f84e7789e163cf0c03825a8a6c3c5441e420baa2cf8e930
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6511, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
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.