Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-179
Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007
Became law on Jan 7, 2008.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Sessions R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2007
- Committee actionMar 15, 2007
- Passed SenateDec 4, 2007 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2007 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2007
- Became lawJan 7, 2008
Latest action: Jan 7, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-179.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 863.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 863, Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007” on March 21, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18459
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 863, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/863
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
272c51089a4d545ea07223feb356b2af99f4cbd939ad3ce321c74b28901d23d1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 863, Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007” on March 21, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18459
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 863, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/863
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
272c51089a4d545ea07223feb356b2af99f4cbd939ad3ce321c74b28901d23d1
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. 110-69 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/69
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 863, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/863
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
272c51089a4d545ea07223feb356b2af99f4cbd939ad3ce321c74b28901d23d1
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 863, last updated August 10, 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), John McCain (R-AZ), David Vitter (R-LA).
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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.