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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS).

H.R. 5106Introduced Apr 5, 2006Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Hinojosa D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 24, 2006 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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

48 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 46 Democrats

2 of 48 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sander Levin (D-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Alan Mollohan (D-WV), James Moran (D-VA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Hinojosa.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-15 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.