109th Congress (2005-2007), in detail.
Every analytics panel scoped to the 109th Congress (2005-2007), plus comparisons against the 108th.
Productivity Index
109th Congress by the numbers: 13,072 bills introduced, 483 enacted, 1,859 roll-call votes.
Member Rankings
The named winners and losers — workhorses, mavericks, and bipartisan builders.
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Bills Pulse
What Congress is working on, what makes it through, and what dies on the way.
The Mortality Funnel
Only 3.7% of bills introduced in the 109th Congress have become law (483 of 13,072).
- H.R. 6164
National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
6velocity - H.R. 5483
Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act
6velocity - H.R. 482
Pine Springs Land Exchange Act
6velocity - H.R. 4997
Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
6velocity - H.R. 1245
Johanna's Law
6velocity - H.R. 4709
Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
6velocity - H.R. 5948
Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006
6velocity - H.R. 5946
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
6velocity - H.R. 6338
Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006
6velocity - H.R. 486
Holloman Air Force Base Land Exchange Act
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- H.R. 282
Iran Freedom Support Act
360cosponsors - H.R. 994
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
340cosponsors - H.R. 147
Social Security Fairness Act of 2005
327cosponsors - H.R. 817
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2005
325cosponsors - H.R. 358
Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
321cosponsors - H.R. 4562
Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act
313cosponsors - H.R. 1259
To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Tuskegee Airmen, collectively, in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.
310cosponsors - H.R. 2808
Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act
309cosponsors - H.R. 2872
Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act
309cosponsors - H.R. 4902
Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act
302cosponsors
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- 5H.Con.Res. 390
Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as a matter of economic and national security, the United States Government should protect and support United States currency.
D29R29100balance - 6H.Res. 441
To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the first step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005, which historical mission represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second Space Age.
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- 9H.Res. 12
Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of the earthquake and tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in South and Southeast Asia.
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- Democrat208
- Independent1
- Republican237
- Democrat44
- Independent1
- Republican55
Votes & Polarization
Roll-call patterns, partisan fault lines, and the moments Congress was nearly tied.
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Call of the House
house·Dec 8, 20060vote margin - 2
On the Motion (Motion to Waive the Emergency Designation Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4587)
senate·Jul 12, 20060vote marginYea 5050 Nay - 3
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Biden Amdt. No. 4553)
senate·Jul 12, 20060vote marginYea 5050 Nay - 4
On Agreeing to the Amendment
house·H.R. 5576·Jun 14, 20060vote marginYea 214214 Nay - 5
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4097 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006)
senate·May 25, 20060vote marginYea 4949 Nay - 6
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3166 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)
senate·Mar 16, 20060vote marginYea 5050 Nay - 7
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3121 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)
senate·Mar 16, 20060vote marginYea 5050 Nay - 8
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3009 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)
senate·Mar 15, 20060vote marginYea 4949 Nay - 9
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3028 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)
senate·Mar 14, 20060vote marginYea 5050 Nay - 10
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3013 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)
senate·Mar 14, 20060vote marginYea 5050 Nay
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