House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-326
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2008
- Committee actionMay 14, 2008
- Passed HouseJun 9, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 15, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 17, 2008
- Became lawSep 26, 2008
Latest action: Sep 26, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-326.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5938.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5938, Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008” on May 16, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the house Committee on the Judiciary on May 14, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19789
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5938, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f451fc2ca8407b3f248892d4b907209da77afd7e8b8bc73efd4561310e428b4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5938, Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008” on May 16, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the house Committee on the Judiciary on May 14, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19789
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5938, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f451fc2ca8407b3f248892d4b907209da77afd7e8b8bc73efd4561310e428b4
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. 110-696 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 5, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/696
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5938, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f451fc2ca8407b3f248892d4b907209da77afd7e8b8bc73efd4561310e428b4
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5938, last updated August 10, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Scott (D-VA), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Conyers.
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- H.R. 3678 (110th) Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007
- H.R. 660 (110th) Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
- H.R. 5104 (110th) To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days.
- H.R. 742 (110th) Antitrust Modernization Commission Extension Act of 2007
- H.R. 1592 (110th) Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
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.