Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-153
21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act
Became law on Dec 3, 2003.
Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2003
- Committee actionJun 19, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 18, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 20, 2003 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentNov 25, 2003
- Became lawDec 3, 2003
Latest action: Dec 3, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-153.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 189.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 189, 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act” on June 30, 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 30, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14590
- CBO publication date
- June 30, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 189, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b49dad012b63c56843c97d0d623cae178b7e5a189baef9a289785e2c242974e6
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 189, 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act” on June 30, 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 30, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14590
- CBO publication date
- June 30, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 189, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b49dad012b63c56843c97d0d623cae178b7e5a189baef9a289785e2c242974e6
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. 108-147 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 15, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 15, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/147
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 189, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b49dad012b63c56843c97d0d623cae178b7e5a189baef9a289785e2c242974e6
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 189, 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
17 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 17 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), John Warner (R-VA).
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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.