Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-266
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2005
- Committee actionNov 17, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2006 · 358–4
- To the PresidentJul 28, 2006
- Became lawAug 3, 2006
Latest action: Aug 3, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-266.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1496.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1496, Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005” on December 1, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 17, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17524
- CBO publication date
- December 1, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1496, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7db959157cbef3c3f1389e846d30aa1c0dbc03a41594a6da7929d3301ec4ca18
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1496, Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005” on December 1, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 17, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17524
- CBO publication date
- December 1, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1496, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7db959157cbef3c3f1389e846d30aa1c0dbc03a41594a6da7929d3301ec4ca18
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1496, Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005” on June 27, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17914
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1496, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7db959157cbef3c3f1389e846d30aa1c0dbc03a41594a6da7929d3301ec4ca18
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1496, Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005” on June 27, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17914
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1496, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7db959157cbef3c3f1389e846d30aa1c0dbc03a41594a6da7929d3301ec4ca18
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 109-556 ↗; S. Rept. 109-187 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 13, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/556
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/187 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1496, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7db959157cbef3c3f1389e846d30aa1c0dbc03a41594a6da7929d3301ec4ca18
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 S. 1496, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
23 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 23 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.
George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Larry Craig (R-ID), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chester Lott (R-MS), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), E. Nelson (D-NE), Barack Obama (D-IL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), John Thune (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 621 (109th) A resolution designating the week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week".
- S.Res. 556 (109th) A resolution supporting National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week and efforts to educate people about peripheral arterial disease.
- S. 1440 (109th) Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation 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.