House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-12
To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois.
Became law on Apr 22, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. John Shimkus R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2003
- Committee actionJan 29, 2003
- Passed HouseFeb 11, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 7, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentApr 10, 2003
- Became lawApr 22, 2003
Latest action: Apr 22, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-12.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 397.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 397, A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Illinois” on February 3, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 29, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 3, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14264
- CBO publication date
- February 3, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 397, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b8ad49812ecc2928e0685d4226682a54503bc663a5a480d24dd0531f779c4bff
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 397, A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Illinois” on February 3, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 29, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 3, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14264
- CBO publication date
- February 3, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 397, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b8ad49812ecc2928e0685d4226682a54503bc663a5a480d24dd0531f779c4bff
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 397, An act to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Illinois” on March 14, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Nataural Resources on March 12, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14327
- CBO publication date
- March 14, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 397, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b8ad49812ecc2928e0685d4226682a54503bc663a5a480d24dd0531f779c4bff
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 397, An act to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Illinois” on March 14, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Nataural Resources on March 12, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14327
- CBO publication date
- March 14, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 397, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b8ad49812ecc2928e0685d4226682a54503bc663a5a480d24dd0531f779c4bff
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 108-27 ↗; H. Rept. 108-6 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 19, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/27
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/6 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 397, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b8ad49812ecc2928e0685d4226682a54503bc663a5a480d24dd0531f779c4bff
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 397, 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.
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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.