House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2009
- Committee actionJun 24, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2009 · 330–96
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 8, 2009 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2729.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2729, A bill to authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes” on July 9, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 24, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 9, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20924
- CBO publication date
- July 9, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2729, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67bfa2cf5d9ef97a0d3298e36a0473ee3c8d61a2a0a67385eae977f3b73ca129
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2729, A bill to authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes” on July 9, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 24, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 9, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20924
- CBO publication date
- July 9, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2729, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67bfa2cf5d9ef97a0d3298e36a0473ee3c8d61a2a0a67385eae977f3b73ca129
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. 111-207 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on July 14, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 14, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/207
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2729, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67bfa2cf5d9ef97a0d3298e36a0473ee3c8d61a2a0a67385eae977f3b73ca129
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2729, 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
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Brian Baird (D-WA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL).
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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.