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Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003

S. 1215Introduced Jun 9, 2003Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 11, 2003 — Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 220. (text: CR S7700-7702)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1215.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1215, 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

61 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 2 independents

35 of 61 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress

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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.