House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-428
Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act
Became law on Dec 20, 2006.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 2005
- Committee actionJul 26, 2006
- Passed HouseSep 19, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 20, 2006
Latest action: Dec 20, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-428.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4583.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4583, Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act” on August 24, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 26, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18072
- CBO publication date
- August 24, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4583, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cbd046a00526d05f35cce8bd5befc16074ced0d3b91c68f28bca41ac0c8dc3a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4583, Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act” on August 24, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 26, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18072
- CBO publication date
- August 24, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4583, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cbd046a00526d05f35cce8bd5befc16074ced0d3b91c68f28bca41ac0c8dc3a
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. 109-644 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 8, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/644
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4583, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cbd046a00526d05f35cce8bd5befc16074ced0d3b91c68f28bca41ac0c8dc3a
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4583, 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 — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Jim Marshall (D-GA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Rob Simmons (R-CT).
More from the sponsor
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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.