Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Sarbanes D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Committee actionMay 24, 2006
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 31, 2006 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2568.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2568, Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act” on June 7, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 7, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17846
- CBO publication date
- June 7, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2568, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2568
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43587234115ae1d6bd995d041e5404ef6084cb89d81b602099355307f70f1398
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2568, Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act” on June 7, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 7, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17846
- CBO publication date
- June 7, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2568, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2568
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43587234115ae1d6bd995d041e5404ef6084cb89d81b602099355307f70f1398
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. 109-309 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 31, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/309
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2568, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2568
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43587234115ae1d6bd995d041e5404ef6084cb89d81b602099355307f70f1398
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.5466, which became Public Law 109-418 on 12/19/2006.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2568, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2568
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43587234115ae1d6bd995d041e5404ef6084cb89d81b602099355307f70f1398
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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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
George Allen (R-VA), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Arlen Specter (D-PA), John Warner (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 958 (109th) Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act
- S. 777 (109th) Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area Designation Act
- S. 1512 (109th) A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
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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.