House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act of 1999
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Bliley R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 1999
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseNov 10, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 10, 1999 — Laid on the table. See S. 376 for further action. (consideration: CR H11939)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3261.
- Congress.gov noteSubsequently laid on the table. See S. 376 for further action.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3261, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/3261
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
21 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 21 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Steve Largent (R-OK), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Christopher Shays (R-CT), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Heather Wilson (R-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Bliley.
- H.R. 1034 (106th) To declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for…
- H.R. 2884 (106th) Energy Act of 2000
- H.R. 2981 (106th) To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 31, 2000.
- H.R. 1074 (106th) Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999
- H.R. 1400 (106th) Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999
- H.R. 1714 (106th) Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.