House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-251
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Became law on Aug 1, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2006
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2006 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 27, 2006
- Became lawAug 1, 2006
Latest action: Aug 1, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-251.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 86.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 86, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 7, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on May 19, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 7, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17931
- CBO publication date
- July 7, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 86, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hjres/86
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0f4fe99f3ca867d6c1eebe960dc3347735823868e7f6422b6bd8f602877e3a54
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 86, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 7, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on May 19, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 7, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17931
- CBO publication date
- July 7, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 86, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hjres/86
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0f4fe99f3ca867d6c1eebe960dc3347735823868e7f6422b6bd8f602877e3a54
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 86, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 28, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 26, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18008
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 86, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hjres/86
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0f4fe99f3ca867d6c1eebe960dc3347735823868e7f6422b6bd8f602877e3a54
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 86, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003” on July 28, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 26, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18008
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 86, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hjres/86
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0f4fe99f3ca867d6c1eebe960dc3347735823868e7f6422b6bd8f602877e3a54
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
21 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 21 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Mike Pence (R-IN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mark Souder (R-IN), William Thomas (R-CA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.