Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-152
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2005
- Committee actionFeb 9, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2005 · without objection
- To the PresidentDec 22, 2005
- Became lawDec 30, 2005
Latest action: Dec 30, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-152.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 205.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 205, Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act of 2005” on February 14, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16256
- CBO publication date
- February 14, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 205, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/205
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02de923e34f4f5f6382651b427e546ec41e3ed52ab61669ba10c95294e211905
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 205, Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act of 2005” on February 14, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16256
- CBO publication date
- February 14, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 205, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/205
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02de923e34f4f5f6382651b427e546ec41e3ed52ab61669ba10c95294e211905
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: S. Rept. 109-24 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 9, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 9, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/24
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 205, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/205
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02de923e34f4f5f6382651b427e546ec41e3ed52ab61669ba10c95294e211905
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. 205, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.