Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-23
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
Became law on May 22, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2009
- Committee actionApr 2, 2009
- Passed SenateMay 7, 2009 · 93–0
- Passed HouseMay 13, 2009
- Resolving differencesMay 19, 2009
- To the PresidentMay 21, 2009
- Became lawMay 22, 2009
Latest action: May 22, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-23.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 454.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 454, Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009” on May 6, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on April 2, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20605
- CBO publication date
- May 6, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 454, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/454
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd94183adc64f90e3d1589664eba6fd122ba781b40ecaa79011ff7ba28533201
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 454, Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009” on May 6, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on April 2, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20605
- CBO publication date
- May 6, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 454, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/454
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd94183adc64f90e3d1589664eba6fd122ba781b40ecaa79011ff7ba28533201
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. 111-124 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Armed Services Committee on April 2, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 2, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/124
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 454, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/454
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bd94183adc64f90e3d1589664eba6fd122ba781b40ecaa79011ff7ba28533201
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. 454, last updated January 21, 2026. 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
14 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 14 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Mark Begich (D-AK), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mel Martinez (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), E. Nelson (D-NE), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Mark Udall (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin.
- S. 1421 (111th) Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act
- S.Res. 84 (111th) A resolution urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.
- S. 1390 (111th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- S. 1391 (111th) Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- S. 1392 (111th) Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- S. 1393 (111th) Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2010
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.