House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-381
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2007
- Committee actionJul 16, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 25, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2008
- Became lawOct 9, 2008
Latest action: Oct 9, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-381.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2851.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law” on July 28, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 16, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20113
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2851, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
385d17fc53326448c07eae93fbdb657a00a4a3d4b32f0ae59c482b4ef94a0498
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law” on July 28, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 16, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20113
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2851, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
385d17fc53326448c07eae93fbdb657a00a4a3d4b32f0ae59c482b4ef94a0498
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. 110-806 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 30, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/806
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2851, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
385d17fc53326448c07eae93fbdb657a00a4a3d4b32f0ae59c482b4ef94a0498
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. 2851, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
150 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 139 Democrats
11 of 150 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Bruce Braley (D-IA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Travis Childers (D-MS), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and 120 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Hodes.
- H.R. 2192 (110th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- H.R. 3873 (110th) Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007
- H.Res. 943 (110th) Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986.
- H.Res. 1335 (110th) Celebrating the 120-year partnership between the Government and State veterans homes.
- H.Res. 1435 (110th) Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the 1938 occurrence of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass.
- H.Res. 253 (110th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
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.