House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008

H.R. 6052Introduced May 14, 2008Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Where it went

IntroducedMay 14, 2008
Committee actionMay 15, 2008
Passed HouseJun 26, 2008 · 322–98
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 27, 2008 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6052.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008” on June 13, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19885
CBO publication date
June 13, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6052, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6052
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 14, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008” on June 13, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19885
CBO publication date
June 13, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6052, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6052
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 14, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-727 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 20, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 20, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/727
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6052, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6052
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 14, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6052, last updated January 14, 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

22 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 20 Democrats

2 of 22 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Dingell (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), James McGovern (D-MA), John Mica (R-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and 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.