House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-248

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

H.R. 4472Introduced Dec 8, 2005Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Jul 27, 2006.

Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 8, 2005
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMar 8, 2006 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJul 20, 2006 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesJul 25, 2006
To the PresidentJul 26, 2006
Became lawJul 27, 2006

Latest action: Jul 27, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-248.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4472.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4472, Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2005” on March 8, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on December 8, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 8, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17635
CBO publication date
March 8, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4472, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4472
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4472, Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2005” on March 8, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on December 8, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 8, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17635
CBO publication date
March 8, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4472, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4472
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b61c95477d9cdf97435a9d3201764b498dd5446b56b7d918f2584b218efb48e8
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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

37 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 37 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Mark Foley (R-FL), J. Forbes (R-VA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mark Green (R-WI), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), John Kline (R-MN), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Mike Pence (R-IN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Jon Porter (R-NV), David Reichert (R-WA), Thomas Reynolds (R-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-5 district

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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.