Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-201

A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

S. 550Introduced Feb 12, 2007Policy area: Law

Became law on Apr 18, 2008.

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 12, 2007
Committee actionFeb 15, 2007
Passed SenateFeb 4, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseApr 1, 2008 · by voice vote
To the PresidentApr 10, 2008
Became lawApr 18, 2008

Latest action: Apr 18, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-201.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 550.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 550, A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia” on February 22, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 15, 2007</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 22, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18388
CBO publication date
February 22, 2007
Congress.gov bill record
S. 550, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/550
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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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 550, A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia” on February 22, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 15, 2007”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 22, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18388
CBO publication date
February 22, 2007
Congress.gov bill record
S. 550, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/550
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5115a3a0a7a48be602a7bebd1b881e38352db036dc9008223ff0191aa500ba36
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 550, An act to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia” on March 24, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19571
CBO publication date
March 24, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 550, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/550
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5115a3a0a7a48be602a7bebd1b881e38352db036dc9008223ff0191aa500ba36
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 550, An act to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia” on March 24, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19571
CBO publication date
March 24, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 550, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/550
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5115a3a0a7a48be602a7bebd1b881e38352db036dc9008223ff0191aa500ba36
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-256 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 8, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 8, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/256
Congress.gov bill record
S. 550, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/550
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5115a3a0a7a48be602a7bebd1b881e38352db036dc9008223ff0191aa500ba36
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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 independent

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

Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), George Voinovich (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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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.