To extend by 10 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
Latest action · Sep 30, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-79.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2005
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2005
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2005
- Became lawSep 30, 2005Public Law 109-79
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 12, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Extends for ten years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial reporting program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 17, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | May 17, 2005 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | May 17, 2005 |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Original | May 17, 2005 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 17, 2005Markup Jun 16, 2005Reported Jul 12, 2005 |
| Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2005Markup Jun 14, 2005Reported Jun 14, 2005 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2005Discharged Jul 22, 2005 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2005Discharged Sep 26, 2005 |
Actions 30
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2005Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-79.
- Sep 29, 2005Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 26, 2005Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10459)
- Sep 26, 2005Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10459)
- Sep 26, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 26, 2005Cleared for White House.
- Jul 21, 2005Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8713)
- Jul 21, 2005Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8713)
- Jul 21, 2005Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 19, 2005Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8499)
- Jul 19, 2005Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 19, 2005Senate vitiated previous referral and discharge by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 14, 2005Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 13, 2005Mr. Turner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 13, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5754-5756)
- Jul 13, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2385.
- Jul 13, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5755)
- Jul 13, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 13, 2005The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 12, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-164.
- Jul 12, 2005Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.
- Jun 16, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 16, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 14, 2005Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 14, 2005Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 17, 2005Introduced in House
- May 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- May 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10459 | William H. Frist R-TN | Sep 26, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8713 | John Warner R-VA | Jul 21, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8499 | William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 19, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5754–H5756Text printed H5755 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Charles W. Dent R-PA, Michael R. Turner R-OH | Jul 13, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 24, 2005H.R. 2385, A bill to extend by 10 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on June 16, 2005</p>
- Jun 24, 2005H.R. 2385, A bill to extend by 10 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report programCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on June 16, 2005
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-81 | REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES: ARE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS GETTING THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THEY NEED?74 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jun 14, 2005 |
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 8
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
| R46061 | Voluntary Testimony by Executive Branch Officials: An Introduction Archived | Report | Nov 27, 2019 |
| R41189 | Homeland Security Department: FY2011 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jul 25, 2011 |
| R41514 | Hamas: Background and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Dec 2, 2010 |
| R40642 | Homeland Security Department: FY2010 Appropriations Archived | Report | Dec 14, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To extend by 10 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 21, 2005Committee Discharged Senate
- Jul 14, 2005Referred in Senate
- Jul 13, 2005Engrossed in House
- Jul 12, 2005Reported in House
- May 17, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.