House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-212

Laci and Conner's Law

H.R. 1997Introduced May 7, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Apr 1, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Melissa Hart R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 7, 2003
Committee actionJan 21, 2004
Passed HouseFeb 26, 2004 · 254–163
Passed SenateMar 25, 2004 · 61–38
To the PresidentMar 31, 2004
Became lawApr 1, 2004

Latest action: Apr 1, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-212.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1997.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003” on January 28, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 28, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15192
CBO publication date
January 28, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1997, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1997
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
544dd7ca12f8ab8b8517221565425296aa13b9612df8740fd3aa56f5c2fb0c3d
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003” on January 28, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 28, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15192
CBO publication date
January 28, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1997, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1997
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
544dd7ca12f8ab8b8517221565425296aa13b9612df8740fd3aa56f5c2fb0c3d
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-420 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 11, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/420
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1997, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1997
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
544dd7ca12f8ab8b8517221565425296aa13b9612df8740fd3aa56f5c2fb0c3d
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1997, last updated June 6, 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

136 cosponsors — 127 Republicans, 9 Democrats

11 of 136 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Max Burns (R-GA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Jerry Costello (D-IL) and 106 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melissa Hart.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-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.