House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 12, 2005
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 1, 2006 — Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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
32 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 25 Democrats
7 of 32 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Melissa Bean (D-IL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), James Cooper (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Harold Ford (D-TN), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Mike Ross (D-AR), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), David Scott (D-GA), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Mark Souder (R-IN), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Robert Wexler (D-FL) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Jefferson.
- H.R. 4337 (109th) Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act of 2005
- H.R. 2681 (109th) Affordable Housing Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2005
- H.Res. 894 (109th) Congratulating Avery Johnson for being named the 2006 NBA Coach of the Year and for leading the Dallas Mavericks to their first Western…
- H.R. 4858 (109th) Katrina Health Access, Recovery, and Empowerment Act of 2006
- H.Res. 935 (109th) Acknowledging the progress yet to be made in the rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
- H.R. 4991 (109th) Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006
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.