House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-81
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2024
- Committee actionApr 16, 2024
- Passed HouseJul 22, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 11, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 18, 2024
- Became lawSep 20, 2024
Latest action: Sep 20, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-81.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7377.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7377, Royalty Resiliency Act” on June 4, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 16, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60374
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7377, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-562 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 27, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 27, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/562
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7377, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4083ee2b8a880ede1b511f310052743bf9cd835f85c5533d3745fb0fcc206ece
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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. HUNT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 30, February 15, 2024, Page H680):Article 1, Section 8, clauses 1 & 3 The single subject of this legislation is: EnergySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 85 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7377, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7377
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4083ee2b8a880ede1b511f310052743bf9cd835f85c5533d3745fb0fcc206ece
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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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Garret Graves (R-LA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.