Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-388

A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

S. 2816Introduced Apr 3, 2008Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Oct 10, 2008.

Sponsor: Sen. George Voinovich R-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 3, 2008
Committee actionJun 25, 2008
Passed SenateSep 23, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 27, 2008 · by voice vote
To the PresidentOct 2, 2008
Became lawOct 10, 2008

Latest action: Oct 10, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-388.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2816.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2816, A bill to provide for the the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security” on June 27, 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, June 27, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20008
CBO publication date
June 27, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2816, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2816
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2816, A bill to provide for the the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security” on June 27, 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, June 27, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20008
CBO publication date
June 27, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2816, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2816
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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: S. Rept. 110-466 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 16, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 16, 2008 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/466
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2816, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2816
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Pete Domenici (R-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. George Voinovich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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