House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
To provide for the conveyance to the Government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Solomon Ortiz D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 2, 2004
- Committee actionMay 19, 2004
- Passed HouseJul 19, 2004 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 20, 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. 4158.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4158, A bill to provide for the conveyance to the government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship” on June 4, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15707
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4158, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c7dc358189978321eb107eee0be682e512e1e16beef8ace890f729a39f25fa61
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4158, A bill to provide for the conveyance to the government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship” on June 4, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15707
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4158, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c7dc358189978321eb107eee0be682e512e1e16beef8ace890f729a39f25fa61
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. 108-537 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 9, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 9, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/537
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4158, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c7dc358189978321eb107eee0be682e512e1e16beef8ace890f729a39f25fa61
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4158, 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX).
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- H.Res. 440 (108th) Providing that the executive branch should remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5267 (108th) To improve the security clearance process and increase the number of detention beds along the United States-Mexico border.
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.