House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Marc Veasey D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 2, 2019
- Committee actionJul 24, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 17, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3607.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3607, Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019” on October 4, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 24, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 4, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55697
- CBO publication date
- October 4, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3607, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
31e023430c1d1835ee763e6f84fe0dc9064dc07304dc38296d5f35c8aa2ff5aa
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-510 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on September 17, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/510
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3607, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
31e023430c1d1835ee763e6f84fe0dc9064dc07304dc38296d5f35c8aa2ff5aa
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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. VEASEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 111, July 2, 2019, Page H5269):Article I Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 60 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3607, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
31e023430c1d1835ee763e6f84fe0dc9064dc07304dc38296d5f35c8aa2ff5aa
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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
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Ben McAdams (D-UT), David McKinley (R-WV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.