House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2004

H.R. 1587Introduced Apr 3, 2003Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 3, 2003
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJul 19, 2004 · 323–45
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 23, 2004 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1587.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1587, Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2004” on July 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 24, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15812
CBO publication date
July 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1587, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1587
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83abb2f2d637fef9e9ebbddc7ec0ac9420180e3d79a143d62590c5a88507b40e
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1587, Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2004” on July 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 24, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15812
CBO publication date
July 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1587, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1587
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83abb2f2d637fef9e9ebbddc7ec0ac9420180e3d79a143d62590c5a88507b40e
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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

35 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 35 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Chris Bell (D-TX), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Phil English (R-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Dennis Moore (D-KS), James Moran (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mike Pence (R-IN), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ed Royce (R-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Mark Souder (R-IN) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 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.