House joint resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Baird D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 8, 2003
- Committee actionMay 5, 2004
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 2, 2004 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 83.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 83, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives” on May 7, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 5, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 7, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15625
- CBO publication date
- May 7, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 83, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c3b5f777686130081a5cc7edc2dcd99781042f4c9c3a5b4ba45bfff5d6b0b3a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 83, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives” on May 7, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 5, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 7, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15625
- CBO publication date
- May 7, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 83, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c3b5f777686130081a5cc7edc2dcd99781042f4c9c3a5b4ba45bfff5d6b0b3a
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. 108-503 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 20, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/503
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 83, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c3b5f777686130081a5cc7edc2dcd99781042f4c9c3a5b4ba45bfff5d6b0b3a
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- Congress.gov noteOn 4/20/2004, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res.572 a resolution providing for the consideration of H.J.Res.83. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-7: text with signatures.)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 83, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c3b5f777686130081a5cc7edc2dcd99781042f4c9c3a5b4ba45bfff5d6b0b3a
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 83, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird.
- H.R. 3819 (108th) Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act
- H.R. 2489 (108th) Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act
- H.Con.Res. 111 (108th) Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003.
- H.R. 3092 (108th) Methamphetamine Equipment, Training, Hardware, Material and Safety Knowledge Grant Act of 2003
- H.R. 2521 (108th) Fair, Transparent, and Competitive Internet Naming Act of 2003
- H.R. 2397 (108th) Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers 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.