House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-480
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2006
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2006 · 397–2
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2007
- Became lawJan 12, 2007
Latest action: Jan 12, 2007 — Became Public Law No: 109-480.
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 — 3 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 13 cosponsors (77%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), John Shimkus (R-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Robert Wexler (D-FL), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 972 (109th) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 2017 (109th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 6060 (109th) Department of State Authorities Act of 2006
- H.R. 2520 (109th) Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
- H.R. 4436 (109th) To provide certain authorities for the Department of State, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 320 (109th) Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Pham Hong Son and other…
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.