House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-136
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
Became law on Nov 24, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan Hunter R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2003
- Committee actionMay 9, 2003
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2003 · 361–68
- Passed SenateJun 4, 2003 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesJul 22, 2003
- To the PresidentNov 24, 2003
- Became lawNov 24, 2003
Latest action: Nov 24, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-136.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1588.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004” on May 16, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 14, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14445
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
af90533b49c8cb03af88f30e33f72812272653b8645a39ef0b5dd2d4c210eeb9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004” on May 16, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 14, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14445
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
af90533b49c8cb03af88f30e33f72812272653b8645a39ef0b5dd2d4c210eeb9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimate of Direct Spending and Revenue Effects for H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004” on November 25, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003, and signed by the President on November 24, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 25, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15058
- CBO publication date
- November 25, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
af90533b49c8cb03af88f30e33f72812272653b8645a39ef0b5dd2d4c210eeb9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimate of Direct Spending and Revenue Effects for H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004” on November 25, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003, and signed by the President on November 24, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 25, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15058
- CBO publication date
- November 25, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
af90533b49c8cb03af88f30e33f72812272653b8645a39ef0b5dd2d4c210eeb9
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 108-106,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 108-354 ↗; H. Rept. 108-106,Part 1 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Armed Services Committee on May 21, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 21, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/106
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/354
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/106 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1588, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
af90533b49c8cb03af88f30e33f72812272653b8645a39ef0b5dd2d4c210eeb9
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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.
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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.