Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-2
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Became law on Feb 18, 2005.
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2005
- Committee actionFeb 3, 2005
- Passed SenateFeb 10, 2005 · 72–26
- Passed HouseFeb 17, 2005 · 279–149
- To the PresidentFeb 17, 2005
- Became lawFeb 18, 2005
Latest action: Feb 28, 2005 — By Senator Specter from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 109-14. Additional and Minority views filed.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 5.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005” on February 7, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 3, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16233
- CBO publication date
- February 7, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 5, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/5
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
22671cb39751d2a409b4dc4ceb4c7e11bc9cd058648bb71acac4f158f89d5c95
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005” on February 7, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 3, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16233
- CBO publication date
- February 7, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 5, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/5
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
22671cb39751d2a409b4dc4ceb4c7e11bc9cd058648bb71acac4f158f89d5c95
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. 109-14 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 3, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 3, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/14
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 5, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/5
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
22671cb39751d2a409b4dc4ceb4c7e11bc9cd058648bb71acac4f158f89d5c95
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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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
33 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent
8 of 33 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), George Allen (R-VA), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), James DeMint (R-SC), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Ensign (R-NV), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chester Lott (R-MS), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mel Martinez (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), John Sununu (R-NH) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
- S. 256 (109th) Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
- S. 3525 (109th) Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
- S. 2250 (109th) Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006
- S. 4091 (109th) Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006
- S. 1307 (109th) Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- S. 3569 (109th) United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
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.