House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-477
Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
Became law on Jan 12, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Moran R-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2006
- Committee actionSep 27, 2006
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2007
- Became lawJan 12, 2007
Latest action: Jan 12, 2007 — Became Public Law No: 109-477.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4997.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4997, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act” on September 28, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 27, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18173
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4997, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e33a320aa1947daf24269f7dc7163ceeaf00133122dc6267ff832f6d844f6dc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4997, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act” on September 28, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 27, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18173
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4997, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e33a320aa1947daf24269f7dc7163ceeaf00133122dc6267ff832f6d844f6dc
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. 109-715 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 5, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/715
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4997, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1e33a320aa1947daf24269f7dc7163ceeaf00133122dc6267ff832f6d844f6dc
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 H.R. 4997, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 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
6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats
5 of 6 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.
Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jim McDermott (D-WA), John McHugh (R-NY), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.