Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-446
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2006
- Committee actionJun 23, 2006
- Passed SenateJun 23, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2006 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 21, 2006
Latest action: Dec 21, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-446.
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
90 cosponsors — 48 Republicans, 41 Democrats, 1 independent
41 of 90 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), John Cornyn (R-TX), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mark Dayton (D-MN), James DeMint (R-SC), Michael DeWine (R-OH) and 60 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell.
- S. 3930 (109th) Military Commissions Act of 2006
- S.Con.Res. 62 (109th) A concurrent resolution directing the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the Capitol.
- S.Res. 484 (109th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the military junta in Burma for its recent campaign of terror against ethnic…
- S.Res. 174 (109th) A resolution recognizing Burmese democracy activist and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of the struggle for freedom in…
- S.Res. 558 (109th) A resolution honoring the lives and memory of the victims of the crash of Comair Flight 5191, and extending the most sincere condolences…
- S.Res. 630 (109th) A resolution allowing the senior Senator from Kentucky to reassign the Henry Clay desk when serving as party leader.
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.