To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
Latest action · Dec 20, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-426.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2005
- Passed HouseJun 26, 2006
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 20, 2006Public Law 109-426
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Makes permanent the authority to use official (penalty and franked) mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 13, 2005 to Jun 26, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 29, 2006 |
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 Nov 18, 2005Markup Jun 8, 2006 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Nov 18, 2005 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2006Discharged Dec 8, 2006 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-426.
- Dec 11, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 7, 2006Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11548)
- Dec 7, 2006Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11548)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4897 | Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA | Jun 29, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4532, H4533Text printed H4532 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Kendrick B. Meek D-FL | Jun 26, 2006 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 19, 2006H.R. 4416, A bill to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on June 8, 2008</p>
- Jun 19, 2006H.R. 4416, A bill to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing childrenCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on June 8, 2008
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 27, 2006Referred in Senate
- Jun 26, 2006Engrossed in House
- Nov 18, 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.