Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to authorize an additional permanent judgeship in the District of Idaho, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Larry Craig R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2003
- Committee actionMay 15, 2003
- Passed SenateMay 22, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseOct 5, 2004 · by voice vote
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 6, 2004 — Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 878.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 878, An act to authorized an additional permanent judgeship in the” on June 26, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 22, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14579
- CBO publication date
- June 26, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 878, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6439349ce9d4ff2c6b8b2cc6b2faee0bb0855bfffb4287987dea77ed132e0ac9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 878, An act to authorized an additional permanent judgeship in the” on June 26, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 22, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14579
- CBO publication date
- June 26, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 878, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6439349ce9d4ff2c6b8b2cc6b2faee0bb0855bfffb4287987dea77ed132e0ac9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 878, An act to create additional federal court judgeships” on September 28, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 9, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16044
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 878, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6439349ce9d4ff2c6b8b2cc6b2faee0bb0855bfffb4287987dea77ed132e0ac9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 878, An act to create additional federal court judgeships” on September 28, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 9, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16044
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 878, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6439349ce9d4ff2c6b8b2cc6b2faee0bb0855bfffb4287987dea77ed132e0ac9
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: H. Rept. 108-708 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/708
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 878, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6439349ce9d4ff2c6b8b2cc6b2faee0bb0855bfffb4287987dea77ed132e0ac9
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.
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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.
Mike Crapo (R-ID), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), E. Nelson (D-NE).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Larry Craig.
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- S. 434 (108th) Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2004
- S.Res. 424 (108th) A resolution designating October 2004 as "Protecting Older Americans From Fraud Month".
- S. 1003 (108th) A bill to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon…
- S. 2605 (108th) Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004
- S. 435 (108th) Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003
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.