Senate bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2007
- Committee actionJun 25, 2008
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2008 — By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-520.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1924.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1924, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008” on September 2, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 2, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20212
- CBO publication date
- September 2, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1924, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1924
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7cf59a47b3f493ff0c72fe58ffcbcb7013f3244a015105a32b2991c5aa81812a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1924, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008” on September 2, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 2, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20212
- CBO publication date
- September 2, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1924, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1924
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7cf59a47b3f493ff0c72fe58ffcbcb7013f3244a015105a32b2991c5aa81812a
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. 110-520 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on October 1, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 1, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/520
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1924, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1924
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7cf59a47b3f493ff0c72fe58ffcbcb7013f3244a015105a32b2991c5aa81812a
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1924, last updated December 6, 2025. 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
19 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 2 independents
4 of 19 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), John Warner (R-VA), 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.