House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 27, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6944.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 160, September 27, 2018, Page H9152):Article I, Section VIIISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 23 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6944, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6944
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6944, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
8 cosponsors — 8 Democrats
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Scott Peters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Heck.
- H.R. 3906 (115th) Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018
- H.R. 5216 (115th) DISARM Act
- H.R. 6224 (115th) Protect European Energy Security Act
- H.R. 3129 (115th) ADVANCE Act
- H.Res. 383 (115th) To express support for recognition of June 2017 as National Orca Protection Month.
- H.Res. 959 (115th) To express support for recognition of June 2018 as National Orca Protection Month.
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.