House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004
Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2003
- Committee actionJun 16, 2004
- Passed HouseJul 9, 2004 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 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. 3598.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004” on June 23, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on June 16, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 23, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15766
- CBO publication date
- June 23, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3598, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3598
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5cbe4caa05bec58c138e8f132e53480d8b9253c56fcce3338e65f6546fc75ae
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004” on June 23, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on June 16, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 23, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15766
- CBO publication date
- June 23, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3598, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3598
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5cbe4caa05bec58c138e8f132e53480d8b9253c56fcce3338e65f6546fc75ae
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: H. Rept. 108-581 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on July 1, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 1, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/581
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3598, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3598
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5cbe4caa05bec58c138e8f132e53480d8b9253c56fcce3338e65f6546fc75ae
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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
31 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 31 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Dave Camp (R-MI), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Phil English (R-PA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), William Lipinski (D-IL), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), John McHugh (R-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), James Oberstar (D-MN), Todd Platts (R-PA), Jack Quinn (R-NY), John Shimkus (R-IL), Nick Smith (R-MI), Mark Souder (R-IN), Mark Udall (D-CO), Fred Upton (R-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers.
- H.Con.Res. 279 (108th) Recognizing the significance of the anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science and…
- H.R. 1856 (108th) Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2004
- 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.