Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-168
National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003
Became law on Dec 6, 2003.
Sponsor: Sen. John McCain R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2003
- Committee actionMar 13, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 22, 2003 · without objection
- To the PresidentNov 25, 2003
- Became lawDec 6, 2003
Latest action: Dec 6, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-168.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 579.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 579, National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003” on March 20, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 13, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14344
- CBO publication date
- March 20, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 579, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e6a5dd8a0d95e00bd859f555e56ebd96601718f4e94068070fb01e08f80b56e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 579, National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003” on March 20, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 13, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14344
- CBO publication date
- March 20, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 579, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e6a5dd8a0d95e00bd859f555e56ebd96601718f4e94068070fb01e08f80b56e
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-53 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 22, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/53
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 579, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e6a5dd8a0d95e00bd859f555e56ebd96601718f4e94068070fb01e08f80b56e
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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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Chester Lott (R-MS), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 929 (108th) Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003
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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.