House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Wayne Gilchrest R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
- Committee actionMar 28, 2001
- Passed HouseApr 4, 2001 · 406–13
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 5, 2001 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 642.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 642, A bill to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes” on March 29, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 28, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13018
- CBO publication date
- March 29, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 642, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21522004514cb7f0105c1b94396bd0e6429b2a9b96593c8419ce0fe283515121
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 642, A bill to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes” on March 29, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 28, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13018
- CBO publication date
- March 29, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 642, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21522004514cb7f0105c1b94396bd0e6429b2a9b96593c8419ce0fe283515121
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. 107-33 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 3, 2001.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 3, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/33
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 642, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21522004514cb7f0105c1b94396bd0e6429b2a9b96593c8419ce0fe283515121
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 642, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Constance Morella (R-MD), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.
- H.R. 3389 (107th) National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002
- H.R. 643 (107th) African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001
- H.R. 645 (107th) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001
- H.Con.Res. 408 (107th) Honoring the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and its accredited member institutions for their continued service to animal welfare…
- H.R. 1989 (107th) Fisheries Conservation Act of 2002
- H.R. 4044 (107th) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for implementation of…
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.