House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-323

Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

H.R. 5683Introduced Apr 2, 2008Policy area: Congress

Became law on Sep 22, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. Danny Davis D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 2, 2008
Committee actionMay 1, 2008
Passed HouseJun 9, 2008 · by voice vote
Passed SenateAug 1, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesSep 9, 2008
To the PresidentSep 11, 2008
Became lawSep 22, 2008

Latest action: Sep 22, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-323.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5683.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5683, Government Accountability Office Act of 2008” on May 15, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 1, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19762
CBO publication date
May 15, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5683, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5683
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03d9b6e8cd66eb22416fc06e0b0a28764b984ce0a4dd486a3671efb363db7abe
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5683, Government Accountability Office Act of 2008” on May 15, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 1, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19762
CBO publication date
May 15, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5683, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5683
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03d9b6e8cd66eb22416fc06e0b0a28764b984ce0a4dd486a3671efb363db7abe
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5683, Government Accountability Office Act of 2008” on July 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 26, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20129
CBO publication date
July 29, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5683, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5683
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03d9b6e8cd66eb22416fc06e0b0a28764b984ce0a4dd486a3671efb363db7abe
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5683, Government Accountability Office Act of 2008” on July 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 26, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20129
CBO publication date
July 29, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5683, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5683
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03d9b6e8cd66eb22416fc06e0b0a28764b984ce0a4dd486a3671efb363db7abe
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-671 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2008 ↗
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/671
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5683, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5683
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03d9b6e8cd66eb22416fc06e0b0a28764b984ce0a4dd486a3671efb363db7abe
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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

8 cosponsors — 8 Democrats

0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Donna Christensen (D-VI), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-7 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.