Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-154
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003
Became law on Dec 3, 2003.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2003
- Committee actionFeb 12, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 11, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 20, 2003 · 415–1
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2003
- Became lawDec 3, 2003
Latest action: Dec 3, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-154.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 286.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 286, Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003” on March 5, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 5, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14306
- CBO publication date
- March 5, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 286, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/286
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5e924e47c09a56e1adfa452cb2236c2b0bc25161dd57f0ecb8e4d795a5b7a1c7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 286, Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003” on March 5, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 5, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14306
- CBO publication date
- March 5, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 286, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/286
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5e924e47c09a56e1adfa452cb2236c2b0bc25161dd57f0ecb8e4d795a5b7a1c7
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-188 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on November 6, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 6, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/188
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 286, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/286
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5e924e47c09a56e1adfa452cb2236c2b0bc25161dd57f0ecb8e4d795a5b7a1c7
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), William Frist (R-TN), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Gordon Smith (R-OR).
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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.