Senate joint resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 2004
- Committee actionJun 15, 2004
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2004 — Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 582.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 39.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 39, A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on June 17, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on June 15, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15739
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 39, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/39
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa6be24eee0b184fe7baed72b130ed5f7c0daa4d158e7b795794daba28e1e47
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 39, A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on June 17, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on June 15, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15739
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 39, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/39
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa6be24eee0b184fe7baed72b130ed5f7c0daa4d158e7b795794daba28e1e47
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. 108-281 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Finance Committee on June 15, 2004.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 15, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/281
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 39, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/39
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa6be24eee0b184fe7baed72b130ed5f7c0daa4d158e7b795794daba28e1e47
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.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.J.Res. 97, which became Public Law 108-272 on 7/7/2004.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 39, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/39
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa6be24eee0b184fe7baed72b130ed5f7c0daa4d158e7b795794daba28e1e47
From the Congress.gov bill record for S.J.Res. 39, last updated April 7, 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
53 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent
28 of 53 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Pete Domenici (R-NM), John Edwards (D-NC), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI) and 23 more.
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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.