Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 7, 2006
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateMay 25, 2006 · 62–36
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2006 — Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 36. Record Vote Number: 157.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2611.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” on May 16, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 7, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17779
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2611, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99d0c708437e319511ba5f6be81d57ac020ce2809892c18171e86e02925824c4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” on May 16, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 7, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17779
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2611, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99d0c708437e319511ba5f6be81d57ac020ce2809892c18171e86e02925824c4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” on May 24, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions providing additional detail on some components of the cost estimate for S. 2611, as introduced on April 7, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17787
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2611, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99d0c708437e319511ba5f6be81d57ac020ce2809892c18171e86e02925824c4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” on May 24, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions providing additional detail on some components of the cost estimate for S. 2611, as introduced on April 7, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17787
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2611, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99d0c708437e319511ba5f6be81d57ac020ce2809892c18171e86e02925824c4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” on August 18, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 25, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 18, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18065
- CBO publication date
- August 18, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2611, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99d0c708437e319511ba5f6be81d57ac020ce2809892c18171e86e02925824c4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” on August 18, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 25, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 18, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18065
- CBO publication date
- August 18, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2611, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99d0c708437e319511ba5f6be81d57ac020ce2809892c18171e86e02925824c4
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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of March 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2611, last updated March 9, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Sam Brownback (R-KS), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mel Martinez (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 1699 (109th) Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act
- S.Res. 399 (109th) A resolution designating March 25, 2006, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".
- S.Res. 75 (109th) A resolution designating March 25, 2005, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".
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.