House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
HOPE Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2010
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.5283, which became Public Law 111-293 on 12/9/2010.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4603, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4603
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
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
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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.