House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-8
To extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Became law on May 11, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Smith R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2001
- Committee actionFeb 14, 2001
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2001 · 408–2
- Passed SenateApr 26, 2001 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 2, 2001
- Became lawMay 11, 2001
Latest action: May 11, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-8.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 256.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 256, A bill to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted” on February 26, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 14, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 26, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12965
- CBO publication date
- February 26, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 256, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5655dc9fccd8cefcda9195f93864a62dcba13883178e977e4f1b0db9de701b94
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 256, A bill to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted” on February 26, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 14, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 26, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12965
- CBO publication date
- February 26, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 256, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5655dc9fccd8cefcda9195f93864a62dcba13883178e977e4f1b0db9de701b94
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 256, An act to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted” on May 1, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on April 26, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 1, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13035
- CBO publication date
- May 1, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 256, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5655dc9fccd8cefcda9195f93864a62dcba13883178e977e4f1b0db9de701b94
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 256, An act to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted” on May 1, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on April 26, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 1, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13035
- CBO publication date
- May 1, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 256, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5655dc9fccd8cefcda9195f93864a62dcba13883178e977e4f1b0db9de701b94
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-2 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 26, 2001.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 26, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/2
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 256, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5655dc9fccd8cefcda9195f93864a62dcba13883178e977e4f1b0db9de701b94
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
18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
10 of 18 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Dingell (D-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Sam Farr (D-CA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Tim Holden (D-PA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), John McHugh (R-NY), Bob Ney (R-OH), C. L. Otter (R-ID), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Bob Riley (R-AL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Wes Watkins (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Smith.
- H.R. 4664 (107th) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002
- H.R. 1914 (107th) To extend for 4 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
- H.R. 2051 (107th) To authorize the National Science Foundation to establish regional centers for the purpose of plant genome and gene expression research…
- H.Con.Res. 108 (107th) Honoring the National Science Foundation for 50 years of service to the Nation.
- H.R. 3400 (107th) Networking and Information Technology Research Advancement Act
- H.R. 4548 (107th) To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to firefighter assistance.
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.