Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-338

National Heritage Areas Act of 2006

S. 203Introduced Jan 31, 2005Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Oct 12, 2006.

Sponsor: Sen. Craig Thomas R-WY

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 31, 2005
Committee actionFeb 9, 2005
Passed SenateJul 26, 2005 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJul 24, 2006 · 323–39
Resolving differencesSep 29, 2006
To the PresidentOct 2, 2006
Became lawOct 12, 2006

Latest action: Oct 12, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-338.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 203.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 203, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005” on February 11, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 11, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16246
CBO publication date
February 11, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 203, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/203
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 203, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005” on February 11, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 11, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16246
CBO publication date
February 11, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 203, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/203
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a6b9d5d4ef4e8e4bdab5dcc51bacbcce240dd8daf44ba6e1af97a769d14ab79
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 203, National Heritage Areas Act of 2006” on October 17, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 29, 2006, and signed by the President on October 12, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18236
CBO publication date
October 17, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 203, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/203
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 203, National Heritage Areas Act of 2006” on October 17, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 29, 2006, and signed by the President on October 12, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18236
CBO publication date
October 17, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 203, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/203
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-4 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on February 16, 2005.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 16, 2005 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/4
Congress.gov bill record
S. 203, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/203
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a6b9d5d4ef4e8e4bdab5dcc51bacbcce240dd8daf44ba6e1af97a769d14ab79
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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Enzi (R-WY).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Craig Thomas.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wyoming in Congress

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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.