Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-9
Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005
Became law on Apr 27, 2005.
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2005
- Committee actionFeb 1, 2005
- Passed SenateFeb 1, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseApr 19, 2005 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentApr 22, 2005
- Became lawApr 27, 2005
Latest action: Apr 27, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-9.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 167.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 167, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005” on March 14, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 9, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16315
- CBO publication date
- March 14, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 167, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4a8d8d457a3e21066fc70c7a68058c1800fe88f059d738624741c7cba47df6f
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 167, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005” on March 14, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 9, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16315
- CBO publication date
- March 14, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 167, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4a8d8d457a3e21066fc70c7a68058c1800fe88f059d738624741c7cba47df6f
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. 109-33 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 12, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 12, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/33
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 167, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4a8d8d457a3e21066fc70c7a68058c1800fe88f059d738624741c7cba47df6f
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. 167, last updated August 10, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.
- S. 3546 (109th) Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act
- S. 52 (109th) A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah.
- S. 1395 (109th) Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2005
- S. 4044 (109th) Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Clarification Act of 2006
- S. 1086 (109th) Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
- S. 476 (109th) Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act of 2006
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.