Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-313

Kids 2000 Act

S. 2045Introduced Feb 9, 2000Policy area: Immigration

Became law on Oct 17, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 9, 2000
Committee actionMar 9, 2000
Passed SenateOct 3, 2000 · 96–1
Passed HouseOct 3, 2000 · by voice vote
To the PresidentOct 5, 2000
Became lawOct 17, 2000

Latest action: Oct 17, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-313.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2045.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000” on April 10, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 9, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 10, 2000 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12244
CBO publication date
April 10, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2045, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/2045
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000” on October 25, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 3, 2000, and signed by the President on October 17, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 25, 2000 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12864
CBO publication date
October 25, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2045, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/2045
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 106-260 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 11, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 11, 2000 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/260
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2045, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/2045
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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

24 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 24 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Edwards (D-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), William Gramm (R-TX), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chester Lott (R-MS), Connie Mack (R-FL), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Arlen Specter (D-PA), George Voinovich (R-OH), John Warner (R-VA).

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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.