Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-143
A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Became law on Dec 22, 2005.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2005
- Committee actionApr 13, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 14, 2005 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2005
- Became lawDec 22, 2005
Latest action: Dec 22, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-143.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 335.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 335, A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act” on April 15, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 15, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16450
- CBO publication date
- April 15, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 335, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/335
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f1d32f7836018eb5ddda7d754321052053c8ac062ce1306ce661f2c39d1fb70
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 335, A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act” on April 15, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 15, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16450
- CBO publication date
- April 15, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 335, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/335
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f1d32f7836018eb5ddda7d754321052053c8ac062ce1306ce661f2c39d1fb70
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. 109-87 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 23, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/87
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 335, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/335
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f1d32f7836018eb5ddda7d754321052053c8ac062ce1306ce661f2c39d1fb70
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 335, last updated March 23, 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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Larry Craig (R-ID), Richard Lugar (R-IN).
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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.