Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-385
Broadband Data Improvement Act
Became law on Oct 10, 2008.
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Inouye D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Committee actionJul 19, 2007
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2008 · without objection
- Resolving differencesSep 30, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 2, 2008
- Became lawOct 10, 2008
Latest action: Oct 10, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-385.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1492.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act” on August 27, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 19, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 27, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19101
- CBO publication date
- August 27, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1492, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6563b1b102838b6a717969f69c9b21ad95a2f1f779c0746b8c13cdfb0c0302a6
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act” on August 27, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 19, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 27, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19101
- CBO publication date
- August 27, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1492, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6563b1b102838b6a717969f69c9b21ad95a2f1f779c0746b8c13cdfb0c0302a6
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act” on October 21, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 30, 2008, and signed by the President on October 10, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 21, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20387
- CBO publication date
- October 21, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1492, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6563b1b102838b6a717969f69c9b21ad95a2f1f779c0746b8c13cdfb0c0302a6
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act” on October 21, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 30, 2008, and signed by the President on October 10, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 21, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20387
- CBO publication date
- October 21, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1492, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6563b1b102838b6a717969f69c9b21ad95a2f1f779c0746b8c13cdfb0c0302a6
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: S. Rept. 110-204 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on October 24, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 24, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/204
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1492, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6563b1b102838b6a717969f69c9b21ad95a2f1f779c0746b8c13cdfb0c0302a6
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1492, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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 — 5 Republicans, 17 Democrats
5 of 22 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Barack Obama (D-IL), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), John Thune (R-SD), James Webb (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Inouye.
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- S. 3598 (110th) Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008
- S. 2579 (110th) United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
- S. 184 (110th) Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007
- S. 381 (110th) Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act
- S. 1580 (110th) Coral Reef Conservation Amendments 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.