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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-47

A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production and marketing information.

S. 1543Introduced Aug 5, 1999Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Became law on Aug 13, 1999.

Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 13, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-47.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1543.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1543, last updated April 7, 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

6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Jim Bunning (R-KY), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), John Edwards (D-NC), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Charles Robb (D-VA), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky 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.