Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-204
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
Became law on Apr 24, 2008.
Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Dodd D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2007
- Committee actionNov 14, 2007
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2007 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseApr 8, 2008 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentApr 14, 2008
- Became lawApr 24, 2008
Latest action: Apr 24, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-204.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1858.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007” on April 1, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on December 13, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 1, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19591
- CBO publication date
- April 1, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1858, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 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 “S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007” on April 1, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on December 13, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 1, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19591
- CBO publication date
- April 1, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1858, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c5b8932f123df947b2102a3687c8a4ad5454cba98eba30b3a31dd34d9c67be6b
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. 110-280 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on December 5, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/280
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1858, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c5b8932f123df947b2102a3687c8a4ad5454cba98eba30b3a31dd34d9c67be6b
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1858, last updated January 21, 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
21 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 21 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
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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.