House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-178

Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act

H.R. 2711Introduced Jun 4, 2009Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Jun 9, 2010.

Sponsor: Rep. Mike Rogers R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 4, 2009
Committee actionSep 10, 2009
Passed HouseDec 8, 2009 · by voice vote
Passed SenateMay 14, 2010 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesMay 25, 2010
To the PresidentJun 1, 2010
Became lawJun 9, 2010

Latest action: Jun 9, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-178.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2711.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2711, FBI Families of Fallen Heroes Act” on September 25, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2009</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2009 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41323
CBO publication date
September 25, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2711, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2711
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2711, FBI Families of Fallen Heroes Act” on September 25, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2009”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2009 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41323
CBO publication date
September 25, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2711, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2711
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4a921c5d77e60c098ce59c65439d524e83dc2f5f69a99a04b28f4a3a666025
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2711, Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act” on January 14, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 17, 2009</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 14, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41991
CBO publication date
January 14, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2711, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2711
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4a921c5d77e60c098ce59c65439d524e83dc2f5f69a99a04b28f4a3a666025
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2711, Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act” on January 14, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 17, 2009”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 14, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41991
CBO publication date
January 14, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2711, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2711
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4a921c5d77e60c098ce59c65439d524e83dc2f5f69a99a04b28f4a3a666025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-274 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 17, 2009 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/274
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2711, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2711
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4a921c5d77e60c098ce59c65439d524e83dc2f5f69a99a04b28f4a3a666025
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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

10 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 10 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.

Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Frank Kratovil (D-MD), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-8 district

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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.