House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-412

PRICE of Homeland Security Act

H.R. 6098Introduced May 20, 2008Policy area: Emergency Management

Became law on Oct 14, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. David Reichert R-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 20, 2008
Committee actionJun 26, 2008
Passed HouseJul 29, 2008 · by voice vote
Passed SenateSep 27, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesSep 29, 2008
To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
Became lawOct 14, 2008

Latest action: Oct 14, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-412.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6098.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act” on July 8, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20049
CBO publication date
July 8, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6098, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6098
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act” on July 8, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20049
CBO publication date
July 8, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6098, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6098
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b3987511e9ee43fb25c5e79a8761049b822df7ba6dbf227766e1703aeb8da720
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act” on September 26, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 24, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20310
CBO publication date
September 26, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6098, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6098
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b3987511e9ee43fb25c5e79a8761049b822df7ba6dbf227766e1703aeb8da720
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act” on September 26, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 24, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20310
CBO publication date
September 26, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6098, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6098
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 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. 110-752 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 24, 2008 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6098, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6098
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 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

9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Jane Harman (D-CA), Peter King (R-NY), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Christopher Shays (R-CT).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Reichert.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-8 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.