Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004
Sponsor: Sen. Ernest Hollings D-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2004
- Committee actionApr 8, 2004
- Passed SenateSep 21, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 22, 2004 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2279.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2279, Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004” on May 19, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 8, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15655
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2279, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2279
- 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. 2279, Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004” on May 19, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 8, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15655
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2279, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d0291705873b8778fe30cab3abd3f0ddbdb6eac4d92f51e15ea42fbe2503b2f4
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. 108-274 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 21, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 21, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/274
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2279, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d0291705873b8778fe30cab3abd3f0ddbdb6eac4d92f51e15ea42fbe2503b2f4
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2279, 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
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
John Breaux (D-LA), John McCain (R-AZ), Charles Schumer (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings.
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- S. 1643 (108th) A bill to exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations under the Coastal Barriers…
- S. 500 (108th) Beaufort County, South Carolina, Study Act of 2003
- S.Con.Res. 149 (108th) A concurrent resolution commending the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its employees for its dedication and hard work…
- S. 99 (108th) A bill for the relief of Jaya Gulab Tolani and Hitesh Gulab Tolani.
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.