House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008
Sponsor: Rep. James Langevin D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2008
- Committee actionJun 26, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 31, 2008 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5983.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5983, Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008” on July 10, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 26, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20055
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5983, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5983
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8c4e88dca5950da8cc15cf1833dff26c0b1d6da260ce73350eee1b6ac791f311
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5983, Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008” on July 10, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 26, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20055
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5983, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5983
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8c4e88dca5950da8cc15cf1833dff26c0b1d6da260ce73350eee1b6ac791f311
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. 110-777 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 24, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/777
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5983, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5983
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8c4e88dca5950da8cc15cf1833dff26c0b1d6da260ce73350eee1b6ac791f311
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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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Jane Harman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Langevin.
- H.R. 599 (110th) To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.
- H.Res. 716 (110th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of computer security in the United States, and…
- H.R. 1742 (110th) Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2007
- H.R. 1809 (110th) Medicare Independent Living Act of 2007
- H.R. 2520 (110th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of certain medical mobility devices…
- H.R. 3198 (110th) Quadrennial National Security Review 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.