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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

HOPE Act

H.R. 4603Introduced Feb 4, 2010Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Hoekstra R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 4, 2010 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4603.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4603, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 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

21 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 21 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Kay Granger (R-TX), James Himes (D-CT), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom Latham (R-IA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Joe Sestak (D-PA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Mark Souder (R-IN), William Thornberry (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Hoekstra.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-2 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.