House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-246
Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
Became law on Jul 27, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 2, 2006
- Committee actionMay 10, 2006
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2006 · 390–33
- Passed SenateJul 20, 2006 · 98–0
- To the PresidentJul 26, 2006
- Became lawJul 27, 2006
Latest action: Jul 27, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-246.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006” on May 17, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 10, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17782
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3836841a5930fa17f09a88b5516d3a3af77984034a3a955ea21dea40a28989c9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006” on May 17, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 10, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17782
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3836841a5930fa17f09a88b5516d3a3af77984034a3a955ea21dea40a28989c9
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. 109-478 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 23, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/478
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3836841a5930fa17f09a88b5516d3a3af77984034a3a955ea21dea40a28989c9
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
152 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 124 Democrats, 1 independent
125 of 152 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL) and 122 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.
- H.R. 3402 (109th) Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 1442 (109th) To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.
- H.R. 866 (109th) To make technical corrections to the United States Code.
- H.R. 3199 (109th) USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 4472 (109th) Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
- H.R. 3650 (109th) Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act of 2005
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.