House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act

H.R. 5825Introduced Jul 18, 2006Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Heather Wilson R-NM

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 18, 2006
Committee actionSep 20, 2006
Passed HouseSep 28, 2006 · 232–191
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 13, 2006 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5825.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act” on September 25, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18153
CBO publication date
September 25, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5825, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5825
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act” on September 25, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on September 20, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18157
CBO publication date
September 25, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5825, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5825
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dbbdb51c7543f28fb72fccecfa38070a49624139d6452386239aa73e1aac969e
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act” on September 25, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18153
CBO publication date
September 25, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5825, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5825
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dbbdb51c7543f28fb72fccecfa38070a49624139d6452386239aa73e1aac969e
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act” on September 25, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on September 20, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18157
CBO publication date
September 25, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5825, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5825
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 109-680,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 109-680,Part 1 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2006 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/680
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5825, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5825
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans

0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Terry Everett (R-AL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Rick Renzi (R-AZ), Mike Rogers (R-MI), John Schwarz (R-MI), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), William Thornberry (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Heather Wilson.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-1 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.