House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-203
Social Security Protection Act of 2004
Became law on Mar 2, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep. E. Shaw R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2003
- Committee actionMar 13, 2003
- Passed HouseApr 2, 2003 · 396–28
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesFeb 11, 2004
- To the PresidentFeb 24, 2004
- Became lawMar 2, 2004
Latest action: Mar 2, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-203.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 743.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on March 4, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on February 12, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 4, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14346
- CBO publication date
- March 4, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on March 4, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on February 12, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 4, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14346
- CBO publication date
- March 4, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on March 20, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on March 13, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14339
- CBO publication date
- March 20, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on March 20, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on March 13, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14339
- CBO publication date
- March 20, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on October 28, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 17, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 28, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14884
- CBO publication date
- October 28, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on October 28, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 17, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 28, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14884
- CBO publication date
- October 28, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on December 8, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill estimate of direct spending and revenue effects for a November 25, 2003, substitute for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on October 29, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15075
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003” on December 8, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill estimate of direct spending and revenue effects for a November 25, 2003, substitute for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on October 29, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15075
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2004” on February 24, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on February 11, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15306
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2004” on February 24, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on February 11, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15306
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
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. 108-176 ↗; H. Rept. 108-46 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 29, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/176
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/46 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 743, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db43281423d880f09e0dd8365378c475378e636d29c26175353057a601ab0d59
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 743, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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
31 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 15 Democrats
15 of 31 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Mac Collins (R-GA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Katherine Harris (R-FL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Anne Northup (R-KY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Mike Ross (D-AR), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Ed Royce (R-CA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. E. Shaw.
- H.R. 2264 (108th) Congo Basin Forest Partnership Act of 2004
- H.Con.Res. 273 (108th) Recognizing and congratulating the East Boynton Beach, Florida, Little League team as the 2003 United States Little League Champions.
- H.R. 2971 (108th) Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004
- H.R. 1634 (108th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements.
- H.R. 2265 (108th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.
- H.R. 1031 (108th) Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2003
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.