House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-185
Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Became law on Feb 13, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Pelosi D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2008
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 29, 2008 · 385–35
- Passed SenateFeb 7, 2008 · 81–16
- Resolving differencesFeb 7, 2008
- To the PresidentFeb 8, 2008
- Became lawFeb 13, 2008
Latest action: Feb 13, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-185.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5140.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008” on February 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed the House of Representatives on January 29, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19458
- CBO publication date
- February 5, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5140, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fd98b0f5a8891028a9eab6da400ef4c1a0a3792ae1fe052ba45b3026a534629
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008” on February 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed the House of Representatives on January 29, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19458
- CBO publication date
- February 5, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5140, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fd98b0f5a8891028a9eab6da400ef4c1a0a3792ae1fe052ba45b3026a534629
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008” on February 11, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on February 7, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 11, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19471
- CBO publication date
- February 11, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5140, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fd98b0f5a8891028a9eab6da400ef4c1a0a3792ae1fe052ba45b3026a534629
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008” on February 11, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on February 7, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 11, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19471
- CBO publication date
- February 11, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5140, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fd98b0f5a8891028a9eab6da400ef4c1a0a3792ae1fe052ba45b3026a534629
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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5140, 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
15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats
5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), James Clyburn (D-SC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), John Larson (D-CT), Jim McCrery (R-LA), George Miller (D-CA), David Obey (D-WI), Charles Rangel (D-NY).
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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.