Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-496

Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004

S. 2657Introduced Jul 14, 2004Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 23, 2004.

Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins R-ME

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 14, 2004
Committee actionJul 21, 2004
Passed SenateNov 20, 2004 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseDec 6, 2004 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 15, 2004
Became lawDec 23, 2004

Latest action: Dec 23, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-496.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2657.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004” on August 23, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs on July 21, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 23, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15941
CBO publication date
August 23, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2657, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2657
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004” on August 23, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs on July 21, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 23, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15941
CBO publication date
August 23, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2657, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2657
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd92e089104effde786080d06565d2560808def0c528b17418160fce8b989065
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004” on December 22, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 6, 2004.</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16208
CBO publication date
December 22, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2657, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2657
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd92e089104effde786080d06565d2560808def0c528b17418160fce8b989065
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004” on December 22, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 6, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16208
CBO publication date
December 22, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2657, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2657
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd92e089104effde786080d06565d2560808def0c528b17418160fce8b989065
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-393 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on October 8, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 8, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/393
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2657, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2657
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd92e089104effde786080d06565d2560808def0c528b17418160fce8b989065
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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 — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent

2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), George Allen (R-VA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Rick Santorum (R-PA), George Voinovich (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress

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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.