House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-137
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound.
Became law on Dec 22, 2005.
Sponsor: Rep. Rob Simmons R-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 29, 2005
- Committee actionOct 26, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2005
- Became lawDec 22, 2005
Latest action: Dec 22, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-137.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3963.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3963, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound” on November 9, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 26, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17461
- CBO publication date
- November 9, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3963, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3963
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
380af0fff3d7e919b0e5a18c6a5a339ae708f8c76d3d18743d0e60b961703c3c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3963, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound” on November 9, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 26, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17461
- CBO publication date
- November 9, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3963, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3963
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
380af0fff3d7e919b0e5a18c6a5a339ae708f8c76d3d18743d0e60b961703c3c
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. 109-293 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 14, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/293
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3963, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3963
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
380af0fff3d7e919b0e5a18c6a5a339ae708f8c76d3d18743d0e60b961703c3c
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. 3963, last updated April 7, 2025. 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
11 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 11 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Steve Israel (D-NY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Peter King (R-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rob Simmons.
- H.R. 5160 (109th) Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006
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- H.R. 971 (109th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Connecticut, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 444 (109th) Extending the appreciation of Congress and the Nation to the Department of Defense organizations, military departments, and personnel…
- H.R. 1621 (109th) Taxpayer Protection 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.