House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-55
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006
Became law on Aug 2, 2005.
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Lewis R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 2005
- Committee actionJun 20, 2005
- Passed HouseJun 22, 2005 · 330–82
- Passed SenateJun 30, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 26, 2005
- To the PresidentJul 29, 2005
- Became lawAug 2, 2005
Latest action: Aug 2, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-55.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2985.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 109-89 ↗; H. Rept. 109-139 ↗; H. Rept. 109-189 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on June 24, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 24, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/89
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/139
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/189 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2985, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/2985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of March 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2985, last updated March 9, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerry Lewis.
- H.R. 1268 (109th) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
- H.R. 4939 (109th) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
- H.J.Res. 100 (109th) Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 102 (109th) Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 68 (109th) Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 72 (109th) Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
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.