Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2005
- Committee actionMar 10, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 1, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 19, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 50.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 50, Tsunami Preparedness Act” on March 17, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation<br /> on March 17, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 17, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16317
- CBO publication date
- March 17, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 50, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/50
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 50, Tsunami Preparedness Act” on March 17, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 17, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 17, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16317
- CBO publication date
- March 17, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 50, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/50
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fb6772d9a477e3558624ce162db688b7699f7e5584c34387760320546c463b6e
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. 109-59 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 19, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 19, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/59
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 50, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/50
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fb6772d9a477e3558624ce162db688b7699f7e5584c34387760320546c463b6e
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.1674, which became Public Law 109-424 on 12/20/2006.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 50, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/50
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fb6772d9a477e3558624ce162db688b7699f7e5584c34387760320546c463b6e
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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
25 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 independent
8 of 25 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chester Lott (R-MS), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), E. Nelson (D-NE), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Inouye.
- S. 362 (109th) Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act
- S. 1165 (109th) James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2005
- S. 1390 (109th) Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2005
- S.Res. 300 (109th) A resolution relative to the death of Henry Ku'ualoha Giugni, former Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate.
- S.Res. 9 (109th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding designation of the month of November as "National Military Family Month".
- S.Res. 582 (109th) A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day and One Day of Peace and Sharing.
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.