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House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-69

America COMPETES Act

H.R. 2272Introduced May 10, 2007Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Aug 9, 2007.

Sponsor: Rep. Bart Gordon D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 8, 2008 — Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral ( April 26, 2007)..

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2272.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2272, 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

21 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 15 Democrats

6 of 21 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Brian Baird (D-WA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Baron Hill (D-IN), Michael Honda (D-CA), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Brad Miller (D-NC), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Mark Udall (D-CO), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), David Wu (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bart Gordon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-6 district

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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.