House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Committee actionApr 3, 2003
- Passed HouseApr 9, 2003 · 285–140
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 10, 2003 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1036.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1036, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” on April 4, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 3, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 4, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14371
- CBO publication date
- April 4, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1036, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1036
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
85c220ab43fd3031959d972053cfea9b694c20eadc614ae8288277ca7d792f56
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1036, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” on April 4, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 3, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 4, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14371
- CBO publication date
- April 4, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1036, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1036
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
85c220ab43fd3031959d972053cfea9b694c20eadc614ae8288277ca7d792f56
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. 108-59 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 7, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 7, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/59
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1036, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1036
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
85c220ab43fd3031959d972053cfea9b694c20eadc614ae8288277ca7d792f56
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. 1036, 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
250 cosponsors — 206 Republicans, 44 Democrats
46 of 250 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Kevin Brady (R-TX) and 220 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns.
- H.R. 2023 (108th) Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004
- H.Con.Res. 6 (108th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month.
- H.R. 3872 (108th) Consumer Access to Information Act of 2004
- H.R. 3143 (108th) International Consumer Protection Act of 2004
- H.R. 195 (108th) Informed Choice Act
- H.Res. 233 (108th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to pregnancy resource centers.
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.