House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-321

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

H.R. 2965Introduced Jun 19, 2009Policy area: Commerce

Became law on Dec 22, 2010.

Sponsor: Rep. Jason Altmire D-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 19, 2009
Committee actionJun 24, 2009
Passed HouseJul 8, 2009 · 386–41
Passed SenateJul 13, 2009 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 15, 2010
To the PresidentDec 21, 2010
Became lawDec 22, 2010

Latest action: Dec 22, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-321.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2965.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009” on July 6, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Small Business on June 26, 2009</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 6, 2009 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20913
CBO publication date
July 6, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2965, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d2374e07c594e02494009985237eb7060d3057e18ba406a729981d8d73f4138
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009” on July 6, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Small Business on June 26, 2009”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 6, 2009 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20913
CBO publication date
July 6, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2965, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d2374e07c594e02494009985237eb7060d3057e18ba406a729981d8d73f4138
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009” on July 7, 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 7, 2009 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20912
CBO publication date
July 7, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2965, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d2374e07c594e02494009985237eb7060d3057e18ba406a729981d8d73f4138
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009” on July 7, 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 7, 2009 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20912
CBO publication date
July 7, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2965, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d2374e07c594e02494009985237eb7060d3057e18ba406a729981d8d73f4138
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 111-190,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 111-190,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 7, 2009 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/190
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/190
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2965, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5d2374e07c594e02494009985237eb7060d3057e18ba406a729981d8d73f4138
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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

9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats

3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Judy Biggert (R-IL), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Deborah Halvorson (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), David Wu (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Altmire.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-4 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.