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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Free Flow of Information Act of 2005

H.R. 581Introduced Feb 2, 2005Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Pence R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 14, 2006 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H877-878)

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

54 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 1 independent

31 of 54 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Dan Boren (D-OK), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Julia Carson (D-IN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Davis (D-FL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jenkins (R-TN), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-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.