Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-450
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 5, 2005
- Committee actionJun 28, 2006
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2006 · without objection
- Resolving differencesDec 9, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 20, 2006
- Became lawDec 22, 2006
Latest action: Dec 22, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-450.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 707.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 707, Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act” on July 13, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<br /> on June 28, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 13, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17965
- CBO publication date
- July 13, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 707, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/707
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a2a5ea9f2e95c4479561cbd60d8711f378c272e084e19a425da1c24ff1f88fe
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 707, Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act” on July 13, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 28, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 13, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17965
- CBO publication date
- July 13, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 707, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/707
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a2a5ea9f2e95c4479561cbd60d8711f378c272e084e19a425da1c24ff1f88fe
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. 109-298 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 31, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/298
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 707, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/707
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a2a5ea9f2e95c4479561cbd60d8711f378c272e084e19a425da1c24ff1f88fe
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 707, last updated April 21, 2025. 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
42 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 23 Democrats, 2 independents
25 of 42 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), William Frist (R-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander.
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- S. 525 (109th) Caring for Children Act of 2005
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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.