Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-282
Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003
Became law on Aug 2, 2004.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Sessions R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2003
- Committee actionNov 22, 2003
- Passed SenateMar 8, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2004 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 23, 2004
- Became lawAug 2, 2004
Latest action: Aug 2, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-282.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 741.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 741, An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, and for other purposes” on July 1, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on March 8, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 1, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15795
- CBO publication date
- July 1, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 741, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54da929833ca703ea5035ee4e8ecec869faa3805affa1c1d387480fc070493f4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 741, An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, and for other purposes” on July 1, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on March 8, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 1, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15795
- CBO publication date
- July 1, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 741, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54da929833ca703ea5035ee4e8ecec869faa3805affa1c1d387480fc070493f4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 741, An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animals drugs, and for the other purposes” on July 2, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 24, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15796
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 741, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54da929833ca703ea5035ee4e8ecec869faa3805affa1c1d387480fc070493f4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 741, An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animals drugs, and for the other purposes” on July 2, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 24, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15796
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 741, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54da929833ca703ea5035ee4e8ecec869faa3805affa1c1d387480fc070493f4
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 108-226 ↗; H. Rept. 108-608 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 15, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/226
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/608 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 741, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54da929833ca703ea5035ee4e8ecec869faa3805affa1c1d387480fc070493f4
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 741, last updated August 18, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
21 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 21 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Zell Miller (D-GA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions.
- S. 1435 (108th) Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- S.Con.Res. 77 (108th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress supporting vigorous enforcement of the Federal obscenity laws.
- S.Res. 201 (108th) A resolution designating the month of September 2003 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
- S.Res. 418 (108th) A resolution designating September 2004 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month."
- S.Res. 211 (108th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the temporary entry provisions in the Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreements.
- S.Res. 283 (108th) A resolution affirming the need to protect children in the United States from indecent programming.
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.