Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2003
- Committee actionOct 22, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 25, 2003 — Held at the desk.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1567.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1567, Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act” on October 29, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Govenmental Affairs on October 22, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14894
- CBO publication date
- October 29, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1567, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c4991049775a40048cfd49ebc55ce782d47b07dd6d9a44526feb113693a66363
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1567, Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act” on October 29, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Govenmental Affairs on October 22, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14894
- CBO publication date
- October 29, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1567, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c4991049775a40048cfd49ebc55ce782d47b07dd6d9a44526feb113693a66363
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. 108-211 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on November 20, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/211
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1567, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c4991049775a40048cfd49ebc55ce782d47b07dd6d9a44526feb113693a66363
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.4259, which became Public Law 108-330 on 10/16/2004.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1567, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c4991049775a40048cfd49ebc55ce782d47b07dd6d9a44526feb113693a66363
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), John McCain (R-AZ), Donald Nickles (R-OK).
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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.