Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-412

Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004

S. 144Introduced Jan 13, 2003Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Oct 30, 2004.

Sponsor: Sen. Larry Craig R-ID

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 13, 2003
Committee actionFeb 5, 2003
Passed SenateMar 4, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 4, 2004 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesOct 10, 2004
To the PresidentOct 21, 2004
Became lawOct 30, 2004

Latest action: Oct 30, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-412.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 144.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act of 2003” on February 7, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 5, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14267
CBO publication date
February 7, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 144, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act of 2003” on February 7, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 5, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14267
CBO publication date
February 7, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 144, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee5c9e31da24483bef671b28ae50c6d5810a992431dd301c0b1808fc999366e8
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act of 2004” on June 1, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15699
CBO publication date
June 1, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 144, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee5c9e31da24483bef671b28ae50c6d5810a992431dd301c0b1808fc999366e8
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act of 2004” on June 1, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15699
CBO publication date
June 1, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 144, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee5c9e31da24483bef671b28ae50c6d5810a992431dd301c0b1808fc999366e8
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 108-6 ↗; H. Rept. 108-517 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/6
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/517
Congress.gov bill record
S. 144, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ee5c9e31da24483bef671b28ae50c6d5810a992431dd301c0b1808fc999366e8
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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

12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 12 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), John Ensign (R-NV), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Sponsor’s state and district

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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.