House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-307
Product Packaging Protection Act of 2002
Became law on Dec 2, 2002.
Sponsor: Rep. Melissa Hart R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2001
- Committee actionMay 8, 2002
- Passed HouseJun 11, 2002 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 16, 2002 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 15, 2002
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2002
- Became lawDec 2, 2002
Latest action: Dec 2, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-307.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2621.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2621, Consumer Product Protection Act of 2002” on May 14, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 8, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13681
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2621, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2621
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b3c51fec21d3e2a658d82dd238547a925dcc4cb66141fef17eb0ce977baacb4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2621, Consumer Product Protection Act of 2002” on May 14, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 8, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13681
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2621, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2621
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b3c51fec21d3e2a658d82dd238547a925dcc4cb66141fef17eb0ce977baacb4
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. 107-485 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 23, 2002.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/485
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2621, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2621
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b3c51fec21d3e2a658d82dd238547a925dcc4cb66141fef17eb0ce977baacb4
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2621, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
25 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 1 independent
9 of 25 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Danny Davis (D-IL), John Doolittle (R-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Wally Herger (R-CA), Van Hilleary (R-TN), John Hostettler (R-IN), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Karen McCarthy (D-MO), Mike Pence (R-IN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Nick Smith (R-MI), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Dave Weldon (R-FL), David Wu (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melissa Hart.
- H.R. 5542 (107th) Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act
- H.R. 2018 (107th) Safe Havens Support Act of 2001
- H.R. 3805 (107th) Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act
- H.R. 2489 (107th) Homemaker Employment Assistance and Lifeskills Act
- H.R. 3491 (107th) Ballistic Imaging Evaluation and Study Act of 2001
- H.R. 3453 (107th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Pennsylvania.
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.