Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-182

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

S. 459Introduced Feb 26, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Dec 15, 2003.

Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 26, 2003
Committee actionMay 16, 2003
Passed SenateMay 16, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 22, 2003 · without objection
Resolving differencesNov 25, 2003
To the PresidentDec 3, 2003
Became lawDec 15, 2003

Latest action: Dec 15, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-182.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 459.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 459, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003” on December 9, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 25, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 9, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15168
CBO publication date
December 9, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 459, 108th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/459
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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. 459, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003” on December 9, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 25, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 9, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15168
CBO publication date
December 9, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 459, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/459
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a027a111df6fc3d075541e06214cd0ffb005e80c8678371a26b334754da65f5
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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

17 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent

5 of 17 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Zell Miller (D-GA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

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