House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2009
- Committee actionJul 22, 2009
- Passed HouseApr 29, 2010 · 223–169
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2010 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2499.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009” on July 28, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20961
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2499, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2499
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c5ff67abf8bd4bbd541fcf8ed6c8d5e82fba6a07b8e4ae5e738e27f01bd0530
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009” on July 28, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20961
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2499, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2499
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c5ff67abf8bd4bbd541fcf8ed6c8d5e82fba6a07b8e4ae5e738e27f01bd0530
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. 111-294 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 8, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 8, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/294
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2499, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2499
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c5ff67abf8bd4bbd541fcf8ed6c8d5e82fba6a07b8e4ae5e738e27f01bd0530
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. 2499, 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
181 cosponsors — 58 Republicans, 123 Democrats
58 of 181 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), W. Akin (R-MO), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Michael Castle (R-DE) and 151 more.
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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.