House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2005
- Committee actionJun 29, 2005
- Passed HouseApr 5, 2006 · 218–209
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 6, 2006 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 513.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005” on July 13, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on June 29, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 13, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16973
- CBO publication date
- July 13, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 513, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc6a469d7785516be838172035020980ff2e1f85d5ead187d4c8339895edf3a4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act of 2005” on July 13, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on June 29, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 13, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16973
- CBO publication date
- July 13, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 513, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc6a469d7785516be838172035020980ff2e1f85d5ead187d4c8339895edf3a4
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 109-181,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 109-181 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on September 22, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 22, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/181
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/181 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 513, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc6a469d7785516be838172035020980ff2e1f85d5ead187d4c8339895edf3a4
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- Congress.gov notePursuant to H.Res. 783, the text of H.R. 513, as passed House, was appended to H.R. 4975. See S. 2349 for further action on H.R. 4975 and H.R. 513.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 513, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc6a469d7785516be838172035020980ff2e1f85d5ead187d4c8339895edf3a4
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 513, last updated December 6, 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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Charles Bass (R-NH), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Michael Castle (R-DE), John Lewis (D-GA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), James Oberstar (D-MN), Rob Simmons (R-CT).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Shays.
- H.R. 5347 (109th) HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006
- H.R. 1204 (109th) Rockies Prosperity Act
- H.Con.Res. 157 (109th) Recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of America's 1800 orchestras.
- H.R. 3888 (109th) HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 3854 (109th) Microbicide Development Act
- H.R. 4384 (109th) Energy For Our Future Act
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.