Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-455

U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006

S. 1608Introduced Jul 29, 2005Policy area: Commerce

Became law on Dec 22, 2006.

Sponsor: Sen. Gordon Smith R-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 29, 2005
Committee actionDec 15, 2005
Passed SenateMar 16, 2006 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseDec 9, 2006 · without objection
Resolving differencesDec 9, 2006
To the PresidentDec 20, 2006
Became lawDec 22, 2006

Latest action: Dec 22, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-455.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1608.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2005” on January 31, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 15, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17609
CBO publication date
January 31, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1608, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1608
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2005” on January 31, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 15, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17609
CBO publication date
January 31, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1608, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1608
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-219 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on March 14, 2006.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 14, 2006 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/219
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1608, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1608
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1608, 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

7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Conrad Burns (R-MT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

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Sponsor’s state and district

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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.