House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-12
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001
Became law on May 30, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2001
- Committee actionMar 8, 2001
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2001 · 414–0
- Passed SenateMay 14, 2001 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 18, 2001
- Became lawMay 30, 2001
Latest action: May 30, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-12.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 802.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001” on March 9, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 8, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 9, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12976
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 802, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e3df6094e12394598fc6e31c79105bec3470b1c06f8b5b24b82014da508fd061
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001” on March 9, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 8, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 9, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12976
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 802, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e3df6094e12394598fc6e31c79105bec3470b1c06f8b5b24b82014da508fd061
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001” on May 15, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 14, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13047
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 802, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e3df6094e12394598fc6e31c79105bec3470b1c06f8b5b24b82014da508fd061
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001” on May 15, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 14, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13047
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 802, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e3df6094e12394598fc6e31c79105bec3470b1c06f8b5b24b82014da508fd061
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. 107-15 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/15
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 802, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e3df6094e12394598fc6e31c79105bec3470b1c06f8b5b24b82014da508fd061
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. 802, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Mark Green (R-WI), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Ric Keller (R-FL), Robert Scott (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3482 (107th) Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002
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- H.R. 863 (107th) Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 2001
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.