Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-294
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act
Became law on Oct 3, 2006.
Sponsor: Sen. Jim Inhofe R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2005
- Committee actionJun 8, 2005
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2006 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 25, 2006
- Became lawOct 3, 2006
Latest action: Oct 3, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-294.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 260.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 260, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act” on June 15, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 8, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16639
- CBO publication date
- June 15, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 260, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d004ae2e6e98ac9c449b41796ee7671b8293761ab5e0df403e6051b9259122f9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 260, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act” on June 15, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 8, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16639
- CBO publication date
- June 15, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 260, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d004ae2e6e98ac9c449b41796ee7671b8293761ab5e0df403e6051b9259122f9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 260, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act” on July 5, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17948
- CBO publication date
- July 5, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 260, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d004ae2e6e98ac9c449b41796ee7671b8293761ab5e0df403e6051b9259122f9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 260, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act” on July 5, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17948
- CBO publication date
- July 5, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 260, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d004ae2e6e98ac9c449b41796ee7671b8293761ab5e0df403e6051b9259122f9
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 109-86 ↗; H. Rept. 109-562 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 13, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/86
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/562 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 260, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d004ae2e6e98ac9c449b41796ee7671b8293761ab5e0df403e6051b9259122f9
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 260, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 independent
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), James Jeffords (I-VT).
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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.