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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Balancing Act of 2005

H.R. 1589Introduced Apr 13, 2005Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Woolsey D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 6, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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

59 cosponsors — 58 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 59 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Woolsey.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-6 district

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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.