Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-236

MINER Act

S. 2803Introduced May 16, 2006Policy area: Labor and Employment

Became law on Jun 15, 2006.

Where it went

IntroducedMay 16, 2006
Committee actionMay 17, 2006
Passed SenateMay 24, 2006 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJun 7, 2006 · 381–37
To the PresidentJun 8, 2006
Became lawJun 15, 2006

Latest action: Dec 6, 2006 — By Senator Enzi from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 109-365.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2803.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Act of 2006” on June 6, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 24, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17833
CBO publication date
June 6, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2803, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2803
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b13106a9cdea689f38876b91778f2cfa380c50f2cd5c2edaa481973a0a6982a
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Act of 2006” on June 6, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 24, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17833
CBO publication date
June 6, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2803, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2803
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b13106a9cdea689f38876b91778f2cfa380c50f2cd5c2edaa481973a0a6982a
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006” on June 22, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 7, 2006, and signed by the President on June 15, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17886
CBO publication date
June 22, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2803, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2803
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b13106a9cdea689f38876b91778f2cfa380c50f2cd5c2edaa481973a0a6982a
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006” on June 22, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 7, 2006, and signed by the President on June 15, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17886
CBO publication date
June 22, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2803, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2803
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b13106a9cdea689f38876b91778f2cfa380c50f2cd5c2edaa481973a0a6982a
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-365 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on May 23, 2006.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/365
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2803, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2803
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b13106a9cdea689f38876b91778f2cfa380c50f2cd5c2edaa481973a0a6982a
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2803, last updated July 21, 2025. 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

11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats

5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Jim Bunning (R-KY), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Barack Obama (D-IL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Arlen Specter (D-PA).

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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.