House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2008
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2008 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Fossella. Petition No: 110-7. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis7.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5440.
- Congress.gov noteOn 4/23/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Committees on Judiciary and Intelligence from consideration of H.R 5440. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action.
(Discharge Petition No. 110-7: text with signatures.)Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5440, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5440
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 21, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5440, last updated January 21, 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
64 cosponsors — 64 Republicans
0 of 64 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Eric Cantor (R-VA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) and 34 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vito Fossella.
- H.Res. 345 (110th) Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York.
- H.R. 1439 (110th) Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2007
- H.R. 1440 (110th) Men's Health Act of 2007
- H.R. 4160 (110th) To withhold certain highway funds if a State does not comply with certain requirements in issuing a driver's license or identification…
- H.Res. 54 (110th) Honoring Alexander Hamilton on the 250th anniversary of his birth.
- H.R. 1409 (110th) College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act
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.