House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-44
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Committee actionMay 18, 2005
- Passed HouseJun 27, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 27, 2005
- Became lawAug 2, 2005
Latest action: Aug 2, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-44.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 38.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 38, Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act” on May 20, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16527
- CBO publication date
- May 20, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
288630400372a51fc32e361b5fe9ae8ec34ba78107b38d144f3c9b1b9c536f88
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 38, Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act” on May 20, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16527
- CBO publication date
- May 20, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
288630400372a51fc32e361b5fe9ae8ec34ba78107b38d144f3c9b1b9c536f88
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-125 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 14, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/125
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
288630400372a51fc32e361b5fe9ae8ec34ba78107b38d144f3c9b1b9c536f88
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 38, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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.
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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.