House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-281

To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.

H.R. 1303Introduced Mar 18, 2003Policy area: Law

Became law on Aug 2, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 18, 2003
Committee actionJul 16, 2003
Passed HouseOct 7, 2003 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJul 9, 2004 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJul 22, 2004
Became lawAug 2, 2004

Latest action: Aug 2, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-281.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1303.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1303, A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference” on July 22, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 16, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2003 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14639
CBO publication date
July 22, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1303, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1303, A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference” on July 22, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 16, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14639
CBO publication date
July 22, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1303, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1303
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0eaaab54e5ba49aad412a4befc37b0b970f5fd75b18e0651431c632d29fdfe9d
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1303, An act to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference” on June 3, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 2, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 3, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15702
CBO publication date
June 3, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1303, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1303
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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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1303, An act to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference” on June 3, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 2, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 3, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15702
CBO publication date
June 3, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1303, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1303
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: H. Rept. 108-239 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 7, 2004 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1303, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1303
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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Thomas Davis (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.