Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act

S. 2488Introduced Jun 2, 2004Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Inouye D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 2, 2004
Committee actionJul 22, 2004
Passed SenateNov 21, 2004 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 24, 2004 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2488.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act” on September 10, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15972
CBO publication date
September 10, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2488, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2488
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cac06aa308bd43fe01a46ea673d1a63ff973386547302cf8869f326d3a49a35f
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act” on September 10, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15972
CBO publication date
September 10, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2488, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2488
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cac06aa308bd43fe01a46ea673d1a63ff973386547302cf8869f326d3a49a35f
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act” on September 24, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16016
CBO publication date
September 24, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2488, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2488
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cac06aa308bd43fe01a46ea673d1a63ff973386547302cf8869f326d3a49a35f
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2488, Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act” on September 24, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16016
CBO publication date
September 24, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2488, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2488
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cac06aa308bd43fe01a46ea673d1a63ff973386547302cf8869f326d3a49a35f
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-401 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on October 11, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 11, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/401
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2488, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2488
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cac06aa308bd43fe01a46ea673d1a63ff973386547302cf8869f326d3a49a35f
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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 — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), John Breaux (D-LA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

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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.