House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-131
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
Became law on Nov 22, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. Wayne Gilchrest R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2003
- Committee actionJul 30, 2003
- Passed HouseApr 29, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 7, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 13, 2003
- Became lawNov 22, 2003
Latest action: Nov 22, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-131.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 274.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act” on August 6, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 30, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 6, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14684
- CBO publication date
- August 6, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/274
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a17d55c41686d31a05f6b3413bc5246ebc26893df055386b8d47999cc941e2e6
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act” on August 6, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 30, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 6, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14684
- CBO publication date
- August 6, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/274
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a17d55c41686d31a05f6b3413bc5246ebc26893df055386b8d47999cc941e2e6
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-180 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on October 30, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 30, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/180
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/274
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a17d55c41686d31a05f6b3413bc5246ebc26893df055386b8d47999cc941e2e6
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 274, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.
- H.R. 3378 (108th) Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
- H.R. 273 (108th) Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003
- H.R. 2048 (108th) International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003
- H.R. 4688 (108th) To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program.
- H.R. 4114 (108th) Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004
- H.R. 2693 (108th) Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2004
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.