Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-238

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004

S. 1233Introduced Jun 11, 2003Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Became law on Jun 22, 2004.

Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Mikulski D-MD

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 11, 2003
Committee actionJun 19, 2003
Passed SenateJul 14, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJun 1, 2004 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesJun 3, 2004
To the PresidentJun 10, 2004
Became lawJun 22, 2004

Latest action: Jun 22, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-238.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1233.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1233, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003” on July 14, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14614
CBO publication date
July 14, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1233, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1233
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1233, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003” on July 14, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14614
CBO publication date
July 14, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1233, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1233
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6fb51912ad0fbb0718df7ddc843d624505545b3239851346c989881f98506296
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1233, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003” on October 31, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on October 29, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14891
CBO publication date
October 31, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1233, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1233
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6fb51912ad0fbb0718df7ddc843d624505545b3239851346c989881f98506296
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1233, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003” on October 31, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on October 29, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14891
CBO publication date
October 31, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1233, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1233
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6fb51912ad0fbb0718df7ddc843d624505545b3239851346c989881f98506296
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-372 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 18, 2003 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1233, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1233
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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

8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats

2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Sam Brownback (R-KS), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD).

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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.