Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2010
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2009
- Committee actionApr 13, 2010
- Passed SenateSep 20, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 22, 2010 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 624.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 624, Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009” on May 4, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 13, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 4, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21451
- CBO publication date
- May 4, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 624, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
507535d8ad3fb4f5399bad4b4321422911bbec68b48bc13b053ff0103fa4501a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 624, Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009” on May 4, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 13, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 4, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21451
- CBO publication date
- May 4, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 624, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
507535d8ad3fb4f5399bad4b4321422911bbec68b48bc13b053ff0103fa4501a
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. 111-185 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on May 13, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 13, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/185
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 624, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
507535d8ad3fb4f5399bad4b4321422911bbec68b48bc13b053ff0103fa4501a
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 624, last updated January 10, 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
33 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 23 Democrats, 2 independents
8 of 33 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roland Burris (D-IL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Corker (R-TN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), Paul Kirk (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and 3 more.
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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.