Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Surface Transportation Act of 1999

S. 1144Introduced May 27, 1999Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor: Sen. George Voinovich R-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 27, 1999
Committee actionSep 29, 1999
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 7, 2000 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1144.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1144, Surface Transportation Act of 1999” on October 18, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 29, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 18, 1999 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11908
CBO publication date
October 18, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1144, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 106-226 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on January 7, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 7, 2000 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/226
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1144, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1144
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1144, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

36 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 2 independents

19 of 36 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), A. Allard (R-CO), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Chafee (R-RI), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chester Lott (R-MS), Connie Mack (R-FL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles Robb (D-VA), William Roth (R-DE), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 6 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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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.