House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-277

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

H.R. 218Introduced Jan 7, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Jul 22, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Randy Cunningham R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 7, 2003
Committee actionJun 16, 2004
Passed HouseJun 23, 2004 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJul 7, 2004 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJul 16, 2004
Became lawJul 22, 2004

Latest action: Jul 22, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-277.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 218.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 218, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003” on June 22, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 16, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15752
CBO publication date
June 22, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 218, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/218
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 218, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003” on June 22, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 16, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15752
CBO publication date
June 22, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 218, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/218
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-560 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 22, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 22, 2004 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 218, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/218
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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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

297 cosponsors — 191 Republicans, 106 Democrats

108 of 297 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL) and 267 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Cunningham.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-50 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.