Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-202
A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jul 13, 2010.
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Lugar R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2010
- Committee actionMay 25, 2010
- Passed SenateJun 25, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 30, 2010 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 1, 2010
- Became lawJul 13, 2010
Latest action: Jul 13, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-202.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 3104.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3104, A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes” on June 2, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 25, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21518
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3104, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3104
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9466be62b5f2b5c842afdc44bb5d6a924da3e268476a9b6bce95d618e08004d8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3104, A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes” on June 2, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 25, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21518
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3104, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3104
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9466be62b5f2b5c842afdc44bb5d6a924da3e268476a9b6bce95d618e08004d8
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. 111-214 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on June 22, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 22, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/214
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3104, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3104
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9466be62b5f2b5c842afdc44bb5d6a924da3e268476a9b6bce95d618e08004d8
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. 3104, 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
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
4 of 5 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Al Franken (D-MN), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), James Risch (R-ID), James Webb (D-VA).
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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.