Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-298

A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

S. 244Introduced Feb 1, 2005Policy area: Energy

Became law on Oct 5, 2006.

Sponsor: Sen. Craig Thomas R-WY

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
Committee actionFeb 9, 2005
Passed SenateJul 26, 2005 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 26, 2006 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 28, 2006
Became lawOct 5, 2006

Latest action: Oct 5, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-298.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 244.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 244, A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming” on February 14, 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 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16262
CBO publication date
February 14, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 244, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 244, A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming” on February 14, 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 14, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16262
CBO publication date
February 14, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 244, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
659881858ff1c43a7f2ddcb432b1e74ecd69ae4d488a0619082cd53c4fc19fd0
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 244, An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of an hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming” on September 26, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 20, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18168
CBO publication date
September 26, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 244, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
659881858ff1c43a7f2ddcb432b1e74ecd69ae4d488a0619082cd53c4fc19fd0
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 244, An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of an hydroelectric project in the state of Wyoming” on September 26, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 20, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18168
CBO publication date
September 26, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 244, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
659881858ff1c43a7f2ddcb432b1e74ecd69ae4d488a0619082cd53c4fc19fd0
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 109-32 ↗; H. Rept. 109-682 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/32
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/682
Congress.gov bill record
S. 244, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
659881858ff1c43a7f2ddcb432b1e74ecd69ae4d488a0619082cd53c4fc19fd0
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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

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Sponsor’s state and district

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