Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-100

A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 years.

S. 37Introduced Jan 24, 2005Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Nov 11, 2005.

Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 24, 2005
Committee actionJun 22, 2005
Passed SenateSep 27, 2005 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 27, 2005 · without objection
To the PresidentOct 31, 2005
Became lawNov 11, 2005

Latest action: Nov 11, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-100.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 37.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 37, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for two years” on June 29, 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 June 22, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16879
CBO publication date
June 29, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 37, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/37
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e607b9bd32392ad9697b14ab0eb453ce285199484c069fbd9706c60fa20afb82
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 37, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for two years” on June 29, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 22, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16879
CBO publication date
June 29, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 37, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/37
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e607b9bd32392ad9697b14ab0eb453ce285199484c069fbd9706c60fa20afb82
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 37, An act to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for two years” on November 3, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 21, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 3, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17442
CBO publication date
November 3, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 37, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/37
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e607b9bd32392ad9697b14ab0eb453ce285199484c069fbd9706c60fa20afb82
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 37, An act to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for two years” on November 3, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 21, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 3, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17442
CBO publication date
November 3, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 37, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/37
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e607b9bd32392ad9697b14ab0eb453ce285199484c069fbd9706c60fa20afb82
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-140 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 26, 2005.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2005 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/140
Congress.gov bill record
S. 37, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/37
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e607b9bd32392ad9697b14ab0eb453ce285199484c069fbd9706c60fa20afb82
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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

69 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 2 independents

43 of 69 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Kent Conrad (D-ND), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 39 more.

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