Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-371
Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008
Became law on Oct 8, 2008.
Sponsor: Sen. George Voinovich R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2007
- Committee actionMar 29, 2007
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2007 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJul 15, 2008 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesSep 26, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2008
- Became lawOct 8, 2008
Latest action: Oct 8, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-371.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 496.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 496, Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007” on April 11, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on March 29, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 11, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18574
- CBO publication date
- April 11, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 496, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 496, Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007” on April 11, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on March 29, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 11, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18574
- CBO publication date
- April 11, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 496, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a716baca6ff444e12a81452bac989cdacfe98dd92982d153a938d3149bbb2682
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. 110-63 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on May 7, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 7, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/63
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 496, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a716baca6ff444e12a81452bac989cdacfe98dd92982d153a938d3149bbb2682
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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
18 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats
7 of 18 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chester Lott (R-MS), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Arlen Specter (D-PA), John Warner (R-VA).
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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.