House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-482
National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
Became law on Jan 15, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 25, 2006
- Committee actionSep 26, 2006
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2006 · 414–2
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 9, 2006
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2007
- Became lawJan 15, 2007
Latest action: Jan 15, 2007 — Became Public Law No: 109-482.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6164.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6164, National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006” on September 25, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House on Energy and Commerce 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/18155
- CBO publication date
- September 25, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6164, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6164
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b56da21e542d20e637717e011952a2f49383fd6d1b58957c0139de6b3b6cc91
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6164, National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006” on September 25, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House on Energy and Commerce 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/18155
- CBO publication date
- September 25, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6164, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6164
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b56da21e542d20e637717e011952a2f49383fd6d1b58957c0139de6b3b6cc91
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6164, National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006” on December 27, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 9, 2006.</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 27, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18269
- CBO publication date
- December 27, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6164, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6164
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b56da21e542d20e637717e011952a2f49383fd6d1b58957c0139de6b3b6cc91
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6164, National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006” on December 27, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 9, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 27, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18269
- CBO publication date
- December 27, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6164, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6164
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b56da21e542d20e637717e011952a2f49383fd6d1b58957c0139de6b3b6cc91
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. 109-687 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 26, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/687
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6164, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6164
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b56da21e542d20e637717e011952a2f49383fd6d1b58957c0139de6b3b6cc91
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.
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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
14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Sue Myrick (R-NC), George Radanovich (R-CA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), John Shimkus (R-IL), Lee Terry (R-NE), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
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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.