House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006

H.R. 5126Introduced Apr 6, 2006Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedApr 6, 2006
Committee actionMay 24, 2006
Passed HouseJun 6, 2006 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 7, 2006 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5126.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5126, Truth in Callere ID Act of 2006” on June 1, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 2006 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17824
CBO publication date
June 1, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5126, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5126
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5126, Truth in Callere ID Act of 2006” on June 1, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17824
CBO publication date
June 1, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5126, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5126
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-489 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 6, 2006.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 6, 2006 ↗
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Report API records
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5126, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5126
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5126, 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

24 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 24 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Charles Bass (R-NH), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Charles Pickering (R-MS), David Reichert (R-WA), Jean Schmidt (R-OH), John Shimkus (R-IL), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Fred Upton (R-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-6 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.