Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper D-DEWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2009
- Committee actionDec 16, 2009
- Passed SenateJul 12, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 13, 2010 — Held at the desk.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2872.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2872, A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes” on January 7, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 16, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 7, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41908
- CBO publication date
- January 7, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2872, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87c1a86582d5e2a57b3783ea9e524ea844900cbbcc84d3454a9672536059ce3a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2872, A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes” on January 7, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 16, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 7, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41908
- CBO publication date
- January 7, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2872, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87c1a86582d5e2a57b3783ea9e524ea844900cbbcc84d3454a9672536059ce3a
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: S. Rept. 111-213 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 21, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 21, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/213
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2872, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87c1a86582d5e2a57b3783ea9e524ea844900cbbcc84d3454a9672536059ce3a
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2872, last updated April 7, 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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), George Voinovich (R-OH), Mark Warner (D-VA), James Webb (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Carper.
- S. 1508 (111th) Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
- S. 3250 (111th) Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010
- S. 1338 (111th) A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.
- S. 920 (111th) Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009
- S. 3167 (111th) Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010
- S.Res. 197 (111th) A resolution congratulating the men and women of the National Archives and Records Administration on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
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.