House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act

H.R. 5717Introduced Jul 13, 2010Policy area: Animals

Where it went

IntroducedJul 13, 2010
Committee actionJul 14, 2010
Passed HouseSep 28, 2010 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 29, 2010 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5717.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5717, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act” on August 26, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 29, 2010</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 26, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21786
CBO publication date
August 26, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5717, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5717
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5717, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act” on August 26, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 14, 2010</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 26, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21787
CBO publication date
August 26, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5717, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5717
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73685ed5a463bfcec7c59c0ab9522aa014a1f76c7813b84e43aa59fe4adb2079
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5717, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act” on August 26, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 29, 2010”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 26, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21786
CBO publication date
August 26, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5717, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5717
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73685ed5a463bfcec7c59c0ab9522aa014a1f76c7813b84e43aa59fe4adb2079
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5717, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act” on August 26, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 14, 2010”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 26, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21787
CBO publication date
August 26, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5717, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5717
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73685ed5a463bfcec7c59c0ab9522aa014a1f76c7813b84e43aa59fe4adb2079
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 111-612,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 111-612,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 20, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/612
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/612
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5717, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5717
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73685ed5a463bfcec7c59c0ab9522aa014a1f76c7813b84e43aa59fe4adb2079
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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

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Sam Johnson (R-TX), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Xavier Becerra.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-31 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.