Senate bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-293
A bill to reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Became law on Nov 13, 2002.
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Hutchinson R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 2002
- Committee actionSep 10, 2002
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2002 · 99–0
- Passed HouseOct 8, 2002 · 401–5
- Resolving differencesOct 17, 2002
- To the PresidentNov 4, 2002
- Became lawNov 13, 2002
Latest action: Nov 13, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-293.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2690.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2690, An act to reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance” on September 12, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13994
- CBO publication date
- September 12, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2690, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2690
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6532988b3acafa7929e3b025f7131a51eb05f2bc6bbff2ab2550560023ce6c0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2690, An act to reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance” on September 12, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13994
- CBO publication date
- September 12, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2690, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2690
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6532988b3acafa7929e3b025f7131a51eb05f2bc6bbff2ab2550560023ce6c0
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. 107-659 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 17, 2002.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/659
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2690, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2690
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6532988b3acafa7929e3b025f7131a51eb05f2bc6bbff2ab2550560023ce6c0
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 S. 2690, last updated April 7, 2025. 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
35 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 35 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Susan Collins (R-ME), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Pete Domenici (R-NM), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), William Gramm (R-TX), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Chester Lott (R-MS), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Zell Miller (D-GA), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Hutchinson.
- S.Res. 75 (107th) A resolution designating the week beginning May 13, 2001, as "National Biotechnology Week".
- S.Res. 243 (107th) A resolution designating the week of April 21 through April 28, 2002, as "National Biotechnology Week".
- S.Con.Res. 59 (107th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a National Community Health Center Week to raise…
- S.Res. 22 (107th) A resolution urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce at…
- S. 2433 (107th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1590 East Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as…
- S. 885 (107th) Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act
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.