Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2002

S. 2487Introduced May 9, 2002Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden D-DE

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 9, 2002
Committee actionMay 23, 2002
Passed SenateAug 1, 2002 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 4, 2002 — Held at the desk.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2487.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2487, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2002” on June 11, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 23, 2002</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2002 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13736
CBO publication date
June 11, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2487, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2487
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2487, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2002” on June 11, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 23, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13736
CBO publication date
June 11, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2487, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2487
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: S. Rept. 107-210 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on May 23, 2002.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2002 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/210
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2487, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2487
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

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

William Frist (R-TN), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Edward Kennedy (D-MA).

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Sponsor’s state and district

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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.