House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Committee actionFeb 13, 2003
- Passed HouseMar 26, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 2003 — Laid on the table. See S. 342 for further action.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 14.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 14, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003” on February 24, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Educaton and the Workforce</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14289
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 14, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/14
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
52e874baed4ed8ff99cb9c6aa640293d7191a80853839e5c50b64373d4303593
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 14, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003” on February 24, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Educaton and the Workforce”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14289
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 14, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/14
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
52e874baed4ed8ff99cb9c6aa640293d7191a80853839e5c50b64373d4303593
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. 108-26 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on March 6, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 6, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/26
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 14, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/14
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
52e874baed4ed8ff99cb9c6aa640293d7191a80853839e5c50b64373d4303593
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S. 342, which became Public Law 108-36 on 6/25/2003.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 14, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/14
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
52e874baed4ed8ff99cb9c6aa640293d7191a80853839e5c50b64373d4303593
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 14, last updated July 21, 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
13 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 13 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
John Boehner (R-OH), Danny Davis (D-IL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Candice Miller (R-MI), George Miller (D-CA), Todd Platts (R-PA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Hoekstra.
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- H.R. 1829 (108th) Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003
- H.R. 3076 (108th) Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003
- H.R. 3077 (108th) International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2003
- H.Res. 300 (108th) Recognizing the outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities.
- H.Res. 498 (108th) Congratulating the Grand Valley State University Lakers football team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association…
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.