House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-239
Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006
Became law on Jul 3, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom DeLay R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2006
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 24, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 23, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 29, 2006
- Became lawJul 3, 2006
Latest action: Jul 3, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-239.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5403.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5403, Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006” on May 19, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on May 17, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17781
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5403, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5403
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8b9254f4fd43600748e1ed3ce1e2127031f9bed338bc8dd34ae8b1692c593a01
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5403, Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006” on May 19, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on May 17, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17781
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5403, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5403
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8b9254f4fd43600748e1ed3ce1e2127031f9bed338bc8dd34ae8b1692c593a01
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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5403, last updated December 5, 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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Dave Camp (R-MI), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Phil English (R-PA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pete Stark (D-CA), William Thomas (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom DeLay.
- H.R. 3045 (109th) Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- H.Res. 60 (109th) Relating to the free election in Iraq held on January 30, 2005.
- H.Res. 364 (109th) Commending the continuing improvement in relations between the United States and the Republic of India.
- H.Con.Res. 103 (109th) Providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
- H.Con.Res. 198 (109th) Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
- H.Con.Res. 2 (109th) Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
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.