Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-441

A bill to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.

S. 2302Introduced Apr 7, 2004Policy area: Immigration

Became law on Dec 3, 2004.

Sponsor: Sen. Kent Conrad D-ND

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 7, 2004
Committee actionOct 7, 2004
Passed SenateOct 11, 2004 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 17, 2004 · 407–4
To the PresidentNov 22, 2004
Became lawDec 3, 2004

Latest action: Dec 3, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-441.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2302.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2302, An act to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas” on October 20, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on October 11, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16157
CBO publication date
October 20, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2302, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2302
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2302, An act to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas” on October 20, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on October 11, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16157
CBO publication date
October 20, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2302, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2302
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f792e21b174496e5e796a1d6cba870d1caef75d0703a5d14c79e6ab22e29a62
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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

15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Ensign (R-NV), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Patty Murray (D-WA), E. Nelson (D-NE), Charles Schumer (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Kent Conrad.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Dakota in Congress

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