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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program, and for other purposes.

S. 1516Introduced Aug 5, 1999Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Sen. Fred Thompson R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 27, 2000 — Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1516.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1516, last updated January 14, 2025. 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

10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent

8 of 10 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Charles Robb (D-VA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), George Voinovich (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Fred Thompson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee 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.