Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-187
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Became law on Dec 16, 2003.
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad Burns R-MTWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2003
- Committee actionJun 19, 2003
- Passed SenateOct 22, 2003 · 97–0
- Passed HouseNov 22, 2003 · 392–5
- Resolving differencesNov 25, 2003
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2003
- Became lawDec 16, 2003
Latest action: Dec 16, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-187.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 877.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 877, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography” on July 14, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14619
- CBO publication date
- July 14, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 877, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8c06bf013ba4674393b0713e81b9f7a3f2559ef4604bb86db5bcf8f142396606
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 877, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography” on July 14, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14619
- CBO publication date
- July 14, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 877, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8c06bf013ba4674393b0713e81b9f7a3f2559ef4604bb86db5bcf8f142396606
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. 108-102 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 16, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/102
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 877, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8c06bf013ba4674393b0713e81b9f7a3f2559ef4604bb86db5bcf8f142396606
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. 877, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
22 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 independent
12 of 22 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
John Breaux (D-LA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Edwards (D-NC), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), John McCain (R-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Jim Talent (R-MO), Craig Thomas (R-WY), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Conrad Burns.
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- S. 2896 (108th) A bill to modify and extend certain privatization requirements of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962.
- S. 2315 (108th) A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to extend the deadline for the INTELSAT initial public offering.
- S.Res. 124 (108th) A resolution designating September 28, 2003, as "National Good Neighbor Day".
- S.Res. 108 (108th) A resolution designating the week of April 21 through April 27, 2003, as "National Cowboy Poetry Week".
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.