House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-291
Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007
Became law on Jul 30, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 29, 2007
- Committee actionOct 31, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2007 · 374–0
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 22, 2008
- Became lawJul 30, 2008
Latest action: Jul 30, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-291.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3985.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3985, Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007” on November 9, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 31, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19323
- CBO publication date
- November 9, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3985, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f85603956df08bfea2fddb00bad218b7e23f0ef8ee9d9c1f961c1111e841b4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3985, Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007” on November 9, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 31, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19323
- CBO publication date
- November 9, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3985, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f85603956df08bfea2fddb00bad218b7e23f0ef8ee9d9c1f961c1111e841b4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3985, Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007” on April 28, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 24, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 28, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19682
- CBO publication date
- April 28, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3985, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f85603956df08bfea2fddb00bad218b7e23f0ef8ee9d9c1f961c1111e841b4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3985, Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007” on April 28, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 24, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 28, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19682
- CBO publication date
- April 28, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3985, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f85603956df08bfea2fddb00bad218b7e23f0ef8ee9d9c1f961c1111e841b4
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 110-395 ↗; H. Rept. 110-456 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/395
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/456 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3985, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f85603956df08bfea2fddb00bad218b7e23f0ef8ee9d9c1f961c1111e841b4
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
John Duncan (R-TN), John Mica (R-FL), James Oberstar (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
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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.