Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

American History and Civics Education Act of 2003

S. 504Introduced Mar 4, 2003Policy area: Education

Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 4, 2003
Committee actionMay 14, 2003
Passed SenateJun 20, 2003 · 90–0
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 21, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 504.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 504, American History and Civics Education Act of 2003” on May 20, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on May 14, 2003.</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14464
CBO publication date
May 20, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 504, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/504
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 504, American History and Civics Education Act of 2003” on May 20, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on May 14, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14464
CBO publication date
May 20, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 504, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/504
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-71 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on June 13, 2003.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 13, 2003 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/71
Congress.gov bill record
S. 504, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/504
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

37 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 independent

19 of 37 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Zell Miller (D-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA) and 7 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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