Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
National Heritage Areas Partnership Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
- Committee actionFeb 9, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 243.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 243, National Heritage Partnership Act” on February 15, 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 15, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16261
- CBO publication date
- February 15, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 243, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/243
- 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. 243, National Heritage Partnership Act” on February 15, 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 15, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16261
- CBO publication date
- February 15, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 243, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/243
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0ac93a4cd0296250c6710f561fc353701e6d3c83e71f2fbd13259a2076723d10
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. 109-26 ↗. 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/26
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 243, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/243
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0ac93a4cd0296250c6710f561fc353701e6d3c83e71f2fbd13259a2076723d10
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 243, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Craig Thomas.
- S. 592 (109th) Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act of 2005
- S. 203 (109th) National Heritage Areas Act of 2006
- S. 244 (109th) A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.
- S. 2373 (109th) City of Green River Land Conveyance Act
- S. 2403 (109th) Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2006
- S.Res. 371 (109th) A resolution designating July 22, 2006, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".
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.