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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

New Homestead Act of 2005

S. 675Introduced Mar 17, 2005Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Sen. Byron Dorgan D-ND
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 2005 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

14 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 10 Democrats

4 of 14 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Ken Salazar (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Dakota in Congress

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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.