Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-282
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
Became law on Sep 26, 2006.
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Coburn R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Committee actionJul 27, 2006
- Passed SenateSep 7, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2006 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 18, 2006
- Became lawSep 26, 2006
Latest action: Sep 26, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-282.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2590.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2590, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006” on August 9, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 2, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18047
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2590, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2590
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9d1da8cce960c1fb7b70c1fa967e314b1b116c78f68a705f21e17f64391973a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2590, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006” on August 9, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 2, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18047
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2590, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2590
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9d1da8cce960c1fb7b70c1fa967e314b1b116c78f68a705f21e17f64391973a
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. 109-329 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 2, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 2, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/329
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2590, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2590
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9d1da8cce960c1fb7b70c1fa967e314b1b116c78f68a705f21e17f64391973a
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. 2590, last updated February 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 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
47 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 1 independent
18 of 47 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Larry Craig (R-ID), James DeMint (R-SC), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), John Kerry (D-MA), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn.
- S.Res. 250 (109th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.
- S.Con.Res. 114 (109th) A concurrent resolution providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.
- S. 1700 (109th) Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005
- S. 1970 (109th) A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears…
- S.J.Res. 23 (109th) A joint resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.
- S. 1279 (109th) Parent's Right to Know Act of 2005
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.