Senate bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-258
Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002
Became law on Oct 29, 2002.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2001
- Committee actionJun 27, 2002
- Passed SenateJul 29, 2002 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseOct 15, 2002 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentOct 17, 2002
- Became lawOct 29, 2002
Latest action: Oct 29, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-258.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1339.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1339, Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2001” on July 15, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 27, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 15, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13833
- CBO publication date
- July 15, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1339, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d38e2a46f1490d2e26329fb42ac44a4cbb8869ae24c47dd8f30fdaa5721e8eb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1339, Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2001” on July 15, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 27, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 15, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13833
- CBO publication date
- July 15, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1339, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d38e2a46f1490d2e26329fb42ac44a4cbb8869ae24c47dd8f30fdaa5721e8eb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1339, Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002” on October 11, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 9, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 11, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14145
- CBO publication date
- October 11, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1339, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d38e2a46f1490d2e26329fb42ac44a4cbb8869ae24c47dd8f30fdaa5721e8eb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1339, Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002” on October 11, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 9, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 11, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14145
- CBO publication date
- October 11, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1339, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d38e2a46f1490d2e26329fb42ac44a4cbb8869ae24c47dd8f30fdaa5721e8eb
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. 107-749 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 15, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/749
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1339, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d38e2a46f1490d2e26329fb42ac44a4cbb8869ae24c47dd8f30fdaa5721e8eb
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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
43 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 25 Democrats
24 of 43 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Max Cleland (D-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Zell Miller (D-GA), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Campbell.
- S. 1210 (107th) Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2002
- S. 1946 (107th) Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002
- S. 2017 (107th) Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002
- S. 1857 (107th) A bill to Encourage the Negotiated Settlement of Tribal Claims.
- S. 1226 (107th) POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002
- S. 700 (107th) Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control 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.