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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

First Responders Funding Reform Act of 2005

H.R. 228Introduced Jan 4, 2005Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. John Sweeney R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 18, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

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

26 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 26 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), James Walsh (R-NY), Diane Watson (D-CA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Sweeney.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-20 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.