Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
Sponsor: Sen. Mel Martinez R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2005
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateMar 17, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 653.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.686, which became Public Law 109-3 on 3/21/2005.Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 653, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/653
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 15, 2019
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 15, 2019). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 653, last updated November 15, 2019. 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
19 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 19 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Kent Conrad (D-ND), John Cornyn (R-TX), James DeMint (R-SC), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Ensign (R-NV), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), David Vitter (R-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mel Martinez.
- S. 939 (109th) Debris Removal Act of 2005
- S. 3836 (109th) United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Reauthorization Act of 2006
- S.Res. 140 (109th) A resolution expressing support for the historic meeting in Havana of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba on May 20, 2005…
- S.Res. 601 (109th) A resolution recognizing the efforts and contributions of outstanding Hispanic scientists in the United States.
- S.Res. 285 (109th) A resolution recognizing the efforts and contributions of outstanding national Hispanic scientists.
- S.Res. 519 (109th) A resolution congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the National Basketball Association Championship.
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.