House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-394

National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008

H.R. 5618Introduced Mar 13, 2008Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Oct 13, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo D-GU

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 13, 2008
Committee actionApr 30, 2008
Passed HouseJul 14, 2008 · by voice vote
Passed SenateSep 26, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesSep 29, 2008
To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
Became lawOct 13, 2008

Latest action: Oct 13, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-394.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5618.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008” on May 6, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2008 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19704
CBO publication date
May 6, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5618, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5618
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008” on May 6, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19704
CBO publication date
May 6, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5618, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5618
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d26604620536ba742ee7d7c546a030e4d731d959433491b68ce2960e6f6fa39b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008” on June 27, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 25, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2008 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20004
CBO publication date
June 27, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5618, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5618
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008” on June 27, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 25, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2008 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20004
CBO publication date
June 27, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5618, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5618
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 110-701,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 110-701,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2008 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5618, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5618
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

10 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 7 Democrats

3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Henry Brown (R-SC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), H. Saxton (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo.

Sponsor’s state and district

Guam in Congress · GU at-large district

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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.