House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2006
- Committee actionMay 18, 2006
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2006 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5293.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5293, Senior Independence Act of 2006” on June 2, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 17, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17813
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5293, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 15, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd74d764faffb1e6c4bbf8c37c6449532a854d655fd0d99f35a2e9abb1890ed0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5293, Senior Independence Act of 2006” on June 2, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 17, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17813
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5293, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 15, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd74d764faffb1e6c4bbf8c37c6449532a854d655fd0d99f35a2e9abb1890ed0
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. 109-493 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 8, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 8, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/493
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5293, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 15, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd74d764faffb1e6c4bbf8c37c6449532a854d655fd0d99f35a2e9abb1890ed0
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.6197, which became Public Law 109-365 on 10/17/2006.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5293, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 15, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd74d764faffb1e6c4bbf8c37c6449532a854d655fd0d99f35a2e9abb1890ed0
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5293, last updated August 15, 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
34 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 34 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Judy Biggert (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Michael Castle (R-DE), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Kuhl (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), John McHugh (R-NY), Howard McKeon (R-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Tom Osborne (R-NE), Tom Petri (R-WI), Jon Porter (R-NV), Ralph Regula (R-OH), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Tim Ryan (D-OH) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Tiberi.
- H.R. 6197 (109th) Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006
- H.R. 6326 (109th) To clarify the provision of nutrition services to older Americans.
- H.R. 4804 (109th) FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006
- H.R. 3043 (109th) Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2006
- H.R. 2471 (109th) Economic Development Act of 2005
- H.R. 509 (109th) International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2005
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.