House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-104
To amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal long-term care insurance.
Became law on Dec 27, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Scarborough R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2001
- Committee actionJul 25, 2001
- Passed HouseOct 30, 2001 · 406–1
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2001 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2001
- Became lawDec 27, 2001
Latest action: Dec 27, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-104.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2559.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2559, A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to federal long-term care insurance” on October 9, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on July 25, 2001, and by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 3, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 9, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13304
- CBO publication date
- October 9, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2559, A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to federal long-term care insurance” on October 9, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on July 25, 2001, and by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 3, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 9, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13304
- CBO publication date
- October 9, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2559, An act to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to federal long-term care insurance” on November 16, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 16, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13404
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2559, An act to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to federal long-term care insurance” on November 16, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 16, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13404
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2559, An act to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to federal long-term care insurance” on January 4, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 17, 2001, and signed by the President on December 27, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 4, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13482
- CBO publication date
- January 4, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2559, An act to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to federal long-term care insurance” on January 4, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 17, 2001, and signed by the President on December 27, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 4, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13482
- CBO publication date
- January 4, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 107-235 ↗; S. Rept. 107-128 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 27, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/235
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/128 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2559, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e7ab34044109a4dbe891f232acd7ed1728134b61adfbab52f9deb2ddd7a44759
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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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 — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Henry Waxman (D-CA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.