House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-285

Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004

H.R. 4363Introduced May 13, 2004Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Became law on Aug 2, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Mark Green R-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 13, 2004
Committee actionJun 3, 2004
Passed HouseJun 21, 2004 · 368–0
Passed SenateJul 14, 2004 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJul 22, 2004
Became lawAug 2, 2004

Latest action: Aug 2, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-285.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4363.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4363, Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004” on June 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 3, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15716
CBO publication date
June 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4363, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4363
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4363, Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004” on June 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 3, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15716
CBO publication date
June 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4363, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4363
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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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-546 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on June 16, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 16, 2004 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/546
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4363, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4363
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

38 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 19 Democrats

19 of 38 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Chris Chocola (R-IN), James Cooper (D-TN), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Harold Ford (D-TN), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), James Greenwood (R-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Katherine Harris (R-FL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Tim Holden (D-PA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), Ken Lucas (D-KY), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Bob Ney (R-OH), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Tom Osborne (R-NE), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Green.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-8 district

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