Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act

S. 1232Introduced Jun 17, 1999Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedJun 17, 1999
Committee actionAug 3, 1999
Passed SenateNov 3, 1999 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 18, 1999 — Message received in Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res.394. (consideration: CR H12833)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1232.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1232, Federal Erroneous Retirment Coverage Corrections Act” on August 24, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on August 3, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 1999 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11827
CBO publication date
August 24, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1232, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1232
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 106-178 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on October 8, 1999.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 8, 1999 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/178
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1232, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1232
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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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

10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 2 independents

5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Charles Robb (D-VA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Fred Thompson (R-TN), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress

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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.