House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-338
John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008
Became law on Oct 3, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 29, 2007
- Committee actionOct 31, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2007 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 26, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 18, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 26, 2008
- Became lawOct 3, 2008
Latest action: Oct 3, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-338.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3986.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3986, John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2007” on November 20, 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 20, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19342
- CBO publication date
- November 20, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3986, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
95a0fc067c581523b09b3fda87a6c23e8ae2dba2a73eabaaa349c0463bfa1f69
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3986, John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2007” on November 20, 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 20, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19342
- CBO publication date
- November 20, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3986, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
95a0fc067c581523b09b3fda87a6c23e8ae2dba2a73eabaaa349c0463bfa1f69
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3986, John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008” on May 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 21, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19823
- CBO publication date
- May 29, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3986, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
95a0fc067c581523b09b3fda87a6c23e8ae2dba2a73eabaaa349c0463bfa1f69
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3986, John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008” on May 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 21, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19823
- CBO publication date
- May 29, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3986, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
95a0fc067c581523b09b3fda87a6c23e8ae2dba2a73eabaaa349c0463bfa1f69
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. 110-406 ↗; H. Rept. 110-480 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 4, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/406
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/480 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3986, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
95a0fc067c581523b09b3fda87a6c23e8ae2dba2a73eabaaa349c0463bfa1f69
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3986, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
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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.