Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Committee actionSep 15, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 19, 2006 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 716.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 716, Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005” on September 28, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17202
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 716, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
10f7db9ef413f99c3d31265e7cf19ef54901718c1bb4ae22b9b524131ec91163
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 716, Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005” on September 28, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17202
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 716, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
10f7db9ef413f99c3d31265e7cf19ef54901718c1bb4ae22b9b524131ec91163
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. 109-180 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on November 17, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/180
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 716, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
10f7db9ef413f99c3d31265e7cf19ef54901718c1bb4ae22b9b524131ec91163
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 716, last updated February 10, 2026. 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Ken Salazar (D-CO).
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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.