House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-385
Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005
Became law on Dec 12, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Udall D-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 2005
- Committee actionJun 21, 2006
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 4, 2006
- Became lawDec 12, 2006
Latest action: Dec 12, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-385.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3817.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3817, Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005” on July 11, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 11, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17954
- CBO publication date
- July 11, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3817, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3817
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3817, Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005” on July 11, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 11, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17954
- CBO publication date
- July 11, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3817, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3817
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dd09547ef6e0615613b3085c455a8d2e01fd83c5c511c8745c52049aa71b0780
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. 109-583 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/583
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3817, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3817
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dd09547ef6e0615613b3085c455a8d2e01fd83c5c511c8745c52049aa71b0780
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3817, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Heather Wilson (R-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Udall.
- H.R. 4841 (109th) To amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to make a technical correction.
- H.Con.Res. 34 (109th) Honoring the life and contributions of Yogi Bhajan, a leader of Sikhs, and expressing condolences to the Sikh community on his passing.
- H.R. 4876 (109th) To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the…
- H.R. 2981 (109th) To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe…
- H.R. 362 (109th) Ojito Wilderness Act
- H.R. 601 (109th) Native American Veterans Cemetery Act of 2005
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.