House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education.

H.R. 4079Introduced Mar 23, 2000Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedMar 23, 2000
Committee actionMay 25, 2000
Passed HouseJun 13, 2000 · 380–19
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 5, 2000 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 778.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4079.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4079, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education” on June 8, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 25, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 8, 2000 ↗
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CBO publication date
June 8, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4079, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
February 10, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-666 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 12, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2000 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4079, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
February 10, 2026
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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

50 cosponsors — 50 Republicans

0 of 50 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), James DeMint (R-SC), John Doolittle (R-CA), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Mark Green (R-WI), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Robin Hayes (R-NC), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Wally Herger (R-CA), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Kasich (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Jim Nussle (R-IA) and 20 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Hoekstra.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-2 district

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