House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-488

To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4569Introduced Jun 15, 2004Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Dec 23, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Max Burns R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 15, 2004
Committee actionSep 23, 2004
Passed HouseOct 5, 2004 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 8, 2004 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 16, 2004
Became lawDec 23, 2004

Latest action: Dec 23, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-488.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4569.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4569, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004” on October 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on October 5, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 14, 2004 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16115
CBO publication date
October 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4569, 108th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4569, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004” on October 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on October 5, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16115
CBO publication date
October 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4569, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4569
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7416c2309ed177d41a558fad5c2e963fdf01c7ea5eb8e4c840b9bee6fc7e4b7e
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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

19 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 19 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lois Capps (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), Denise Majette (D-GA), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Doug Ose (R-CA), David Scott (D-GA), William Thomas (R-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-12 district

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