House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2009
- Committee actionApr 29, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 8, 2009 · 353–39
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 9, 2009 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1709.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1709, STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009” on May 5, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on April 29, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20596
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1709, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1709
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
185f0362481ea1370710d69f720b2919347d619eae62b9e8e264e057c9f4d5fc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1709, STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009” on May 5, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on April 29, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20596
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1709, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1709
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
185f0362481ea1370710d69f720b2919347d619eae62b9e8e264e057c9f4d5fc
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: H. Rept. 111-130 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on June 2, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 2, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/130
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1709, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1709
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
185f0362481ea1370710d69f720b2919347d619eae62b9e8e264e057c9f4d5fc
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 H.R. 1709, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats
5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Judy Biggert (R-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Brad Miller (D-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.