House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-61

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003

H.R. 2330Introduced Jun 4, 2003Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Jul 28, 2003.

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 4, 2003
Committee actionJun 12, 2003
Passed HouseJul 15, 2003 · 418–2
Passed SenateJul 16, 2003 · 94–1
To the PresidentJul 22, 2003
Became lawJul 28, 2003

Latest action: Jul 28, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-61.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2330.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on June 19, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 16, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2003 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14550
CBO publication date
June 19, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on June 19, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 16, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14550
CBO publication date
June 19, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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366b8561f1a314e1a6e3facbffd308a8d983177efb33d7d14ae3bb28f04c992b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 11, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 9, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14610
CBO publication date
July 11, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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366b8561f1a314e1a6e3facbffd308a8d983177efb33d7d14ae3bb28f04c992b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 11, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 9, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14610
CBO publication date
July 11, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
366b8561f1a314e1a6e3facbffd308a8d983177efb33d7d14ae3bb28f04c992b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 28, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 16, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2003 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14682
CBO publication date
July 28, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
366b8561f1a314e1a6e3facbffd308a8d983177efb33d7d14ae3bb28f04c992b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 28, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 16, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14682
CBO publication date
July 28, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
366b8561f1a314e1a6e3facbffd308a8d983177efb33d7d14ae3bb28f04c992b
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 108-159,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 108-159,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2003 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/159
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/159
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2330, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2330
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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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

51 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 41 Democrats

10 of 51 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Peter King (R-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Sander Levin (D-MI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), George Miller (D-CA) and 21 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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