House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-195

Auction Reform Act of 2002

H.R. 4560Introduced Apr 24, 2002Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Jun 19, 2002.

Sponsor: Rep. W. Tauzin R-LA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 24, 2002
Committee actionMay 2, 2002
Passed HouseMay 7, 2002 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJun 18, 2002 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesJun 18, 2002
To the PresidentJun 18, 2002
Became lawJun 19, 2002

Latest action: Jun 19, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-195.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4560.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act of 2002” on May 2, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 2, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13627
CBO publication date
May 2, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act of 2002” on May 2, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 2, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13627
CBO publication date
May 2, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act of 2002” on May 6, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 2, 2002, and revised by Committee staff on May 6, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2002 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13643
CBO publication date
May 6, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e92d3c95edc446fa4efbe895f68e2ddca849536dd2a26ba55de08a84bed81711
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act of 2002” on May 6, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 2, 2002, and revised by Committee staff on May 6, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13643
CBO publication date
May 6, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act of 2002” on June 27, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 18, 2002, and signed by the President on June 19, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2002 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13799
CBO publication date
June 27, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e92d3c95edc446fa4efbe895f68e2ddca849536dd2a26ba55de08a84bed81711
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act of 2002” on June 27, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 18, 2002, and signed by the President on June 19, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13799
CBO publication date
June 27, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-443 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 7, 2002.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 7, 2002 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4560, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4560
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

54 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 25 Democrats

26 of 54 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Lois Capps (D-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Gene Green (D-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jane Harman (D-CA) and 24 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-3 district

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