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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act

S. 1268Introduced Jun 23, 1999Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Harkin D-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 4, 2000 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1268.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1268, last updated June 3, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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

23 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 14 Democrats

10 of 23 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Connie Mack (R-FL), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Arlen Specter (D-PA), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Harkin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa 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.