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Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Congo Conflict Minerals Act of 2009

S. 891Introduced Apr 23, 2009Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Sam Brownback R-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 23, 2009 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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

22 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 19 Democrats, 2 independents

21 of 22 cosponsors (95%) are from the other party.

Evan Bayh (D-IN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roland Burris (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.