House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-178
To improve the United States Code.
Became law on Dec 15, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2003
- Committee actionMay 7, 2003
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 25, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 3, 2003
- Became lawDec 15, 2003
Latest action: Dec 15, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-178.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1437.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1437, A bill to improve the United States Code” on May 12, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14437
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1437, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1437
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fe888d42f29641e2f185c5f5e8239e2e4afd8e6db6210a9c1770f04429ac00e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1437, A bill to improve the United States Code” on May 12, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14437
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1437, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1437
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fe888d42f29641e2f185c5f5e8239e2e4afd8e6db6210a9c1770f04429ac00e
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. 108-103 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 15, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/103
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1437, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1437
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fe888d42f29641e2f185c5f5e8239e2e4afd8e6db6210a9c1770f04429ac00e
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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 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.
- H.R. 5107 (108th) Justice for All Act of 2004
- H.R. 1086 (108th) Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003
- H.R. 4417 (108th) To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
- H.R. 16 (108th) To authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United States for fiscal year 2003.
- H.R. 3349 (108th) To authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United States for fiscal year 2004.
- H.R. 3348 (108th) To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
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.