House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2004
Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 2003
- Committee actionJul 22, 2003
- Passed HouseJul 7, 2004 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 8, 2004 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1856.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1856, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2003” on July 29, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on July 22, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14661
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1856, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1856
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7842f77c11fe3bc6dd989d5bd3d4dcf685726f66ea68906204f06f76866adc5e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1856, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2003” on July 29, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on July 22, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14661
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1856, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1856
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7842f77c11fe3bc6dd989d5bd3d4dcf685726f66ea68906204f06f76866adc5e
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-326 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on October 24, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/326
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1856, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1856
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7842f77c11fe3bc6dd989d5bd3d4dcf685726f66ea68906204f06f76866adc5e
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.3014, which became Public Law 108-456 on 12/10/2004.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1856, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1856
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7842f77c11fe3bc6dd989d5bd3d4dcf685726f66ea68906204f06f76866adc5e
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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
22 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 22 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Jo Bonner (R-AL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jim Davis (D-FL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Phil English (R-PA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Kline (R-MN), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), John McHugh (R-NY), Adam Putnam (R-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers.
- H.R. 3598 (108th) Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004
- H.Con.Res. 279 (108th) Recognizing the significance of the anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science and…
- H.Con.Res. 488 (108th) Commending the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its employees for its dedication and hard work during Hurricanes…
- H.Con.Res. 301 (108th) Supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics.
- H.Con.Res. 529 (108th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 1081 (108th) Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act
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.