House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2008
- Committee actionApr 17, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 9, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 10, 2008 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5541.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5541, Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act)” on May 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 17, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19702
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5541, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5541
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fdbdacd48e9273102c68a9b296127a1e80dcbd57232ce6db499b88348fe5def
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5541, Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act)” on May 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 17, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19702
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5541, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5541
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fdbdacd48e9273102c68a9b296127a1e80dcbd57232ce6db499b88348fe5def
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. 110-704 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 10, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 10, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/704
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5541, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5541
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fdbdacd48e9273102c68a9b296127a1e80dcbd57232ce6db499b88348fe5def
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5541, 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
56 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 48 Democrats
8 of 56 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Thomas Allen (D-ME), Brian Baird (D-WA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Dingell (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and 26 more.
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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.