House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-136
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2005
- Committee actionJun 29, 2005
- Passed HouseApr 6, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 8, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 18, 2005
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2005
- Became lawDec 22, 2005
Latest action: Dec 22, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-136.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 797.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-160 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on October 27, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 27, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/160
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 797, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/797
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of March 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 797, last updated March 9, 2026. 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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.