Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2003
Sponsor: Sen. John McCain R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2003
- Committee actionJun 19, 2003
- Passed SenateSep 25, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1244.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1244, Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2003” on June 24, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14573
- CBO publication date
- June 24, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1244, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1244
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4a057d8e39d24ab48b77e4a64dc5278249dca42b5d2c5ea2a833bb33e345cd1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1244, Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2003” on June 24, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14573
- CBO publication date
- June 24, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1244, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1244
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4a057d8e39d24ab48b77e4a64dc5278249dca42b5d2c5ea2a833bb33e345cd1
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-120 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 31, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/120
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1244, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1244
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4a057d8e39d24ab48b77e4a64dc5278249dca42b5d2c5ea2a833bb33e345cd1
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1244, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
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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.