House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
- Committee actionMar 8, 2007
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2007 · 333–93
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 20, 2007 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 213.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1255.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1255, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007” on March 9, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 8, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 9, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18424
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1255, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4090f1516d0c35e6c6a2e294f197463edd86b76377b41ba18b28aab7be97deb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1255, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007” on March 9, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 8, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 9, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18424
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1255, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4090f1516d0c35e6c6a2e294f197463edd86b76377b41ba18b28aab7be97deb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1255, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007” on June 18, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18766
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1255, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4090f1516d0c35e6c6a2e294f197463edd86b76377b41ba18b28aab7be97deb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1255, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007” on June 18, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18766
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1255, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4090f1516d0c35e6c6a2e294f197463edd86b76377b41ba18b28aab7be97deb
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. 110-44 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 20, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/44
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1255, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4090f1516d0c35e6c6a2e294f197463edd86b76377b41ba18b28aab7be97deb
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. 1255, last updated December 6, 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
14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats
3 of 14 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Ron Paul (R-TX), Todd Platts (R-PA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Mark Udall (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Diane Watson (D-CA), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
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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.