House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 14, 2009
- Committee actionNov 19, 2009
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2009 · 309–112
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 3, 2009 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 515.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 515, Radioactive Import Deterrence Act” on December 1, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Comerce on November 19, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41844
- CBO publication date
- December 1, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 515, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/515
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
762c9a83478473e955454814ef5d7e8392e5292115ec270a6e9b5c8a3d65dbac
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 515, Radioactive Import Deterrence Act” on December 1, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Comerce on November 19, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41844
- CBO publication date
- December 1, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 515, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/515
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
762c9a83478473e955454814ef5d7e8392e5292115ec270a6e9b5c8a3d65dbac
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. 111-348 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 2, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 2, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/348
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 515, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/515
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
762c9a83478473e955454814ef5d7e8392e5292115ec270a6e9b5c8a3d65dbac
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 515, 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
80 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 70 Democrats
9 of 80 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Marion Berry (D-AR), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Boozman (R-AR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX) and 50 more.
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.