H.R. 6510: To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs.
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H.R. 6510: To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs.
110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs.
Plain summary
Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs, including: (1) the short- and long-term outlook for prices, supply, and demand for key forms of energy such as crude oil, natural gas, and alternative fuels; (2) the plans and intentions of key energy-producing and exporting nations with respect to energy production and supply; and (3) the national security implications.
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To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6510.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6510 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110