Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-235

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

S. 193Introduced Jan 26, 2005Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Jun 15, 2006.

Sponsor: Sen. Sam Brownback R-KS

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 26, 2005
Committee actionMay 18, 2006
Passed SenateMay 18, 2006 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJun 7, 2006 · 379–35
To the PresidentJun 8, 2006
Became lawJun 15, 2006

Latest action: Jun 15, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-235.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 193.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2006” on July 5, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 7, 2006, and signed by the President on June 15, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17945
CBO publication date
July 5, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 193, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/193
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
595c1ab497718f4619fa2701427381d4c154379c4f5beda783ca9b8329b18902
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2006” on July 5, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 7, 2006, and signed by the President on June 15, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17945
CBO publication date
July 5, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 193, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/193
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
595c1ab497718f4619fa2701427381d4c154379c4f5beda783ca9b8329b18902
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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

27 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 27 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

George Allen (R-VA), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Kent Conrad (D-ND), James DeMint (R-SC), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chester Lott (R-MS), Mel Martinez (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Craig Thomas (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD).

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Sponsor’s state and district

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