House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-285
Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008
Became law on Jul 29, 2008.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2007
- Committee actionMay 7, 2008
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2008 · 416–0
- Passed SenateJul 16, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 25, 2008
- Became lawJul 29, 2008
Latest action: Jul 29, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-285.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1553.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1553, Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008” on May 20, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 7, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19797
- CBO publication date
- May 20, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1553, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a39bb90b940688c2b29693f3d0bec7969cd21db87d356dd38e2c70617b95520
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1553, Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008” on May 20, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 7, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19797
- CBO publication date
- May 20, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1553, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a39bb90b940688c2b29693f3d0bec7969cd21db87d356dd38e2c70617b95520
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-706 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 10, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 10, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/706
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1553, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a39bb90b940688c2b29693f3d0bec7969cd21db87d356dd38e2c70617b95520
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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
229 cosponsors — 87 Republicans, 142 Democrats
142 of 229 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN) and 199 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Deborah Pryce.
- H.Res. 470 (110th) Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
- H.Res. 292 (110th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools should celebrate National Garden Month through a curriculum that…
- H.R. 2676 (110th) Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007
- H.R. 4915 (110th) VALOR Act
- H.R. 5192 (110th) Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2007
- H.R. 1966 (110th) Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007
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.