Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-277

A bill to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals furnishing information relating to persons subject to indictment for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda, and for other purposes.

S. 2460Introduced Apr 25, 2000Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Oct 2, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. Russell Feingold D-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 25, 2000
Committee actionJun 7, 2000
Passed SenateJun 23, 2000 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 19, 2000 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 21, 2000
Became lawOct 2, 2000

Latest action: Oct 2, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-277.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2460.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2460, a bill to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals furnishing information relating to persons subject to indictment for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda, and for other purposes.” on June 15, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 7, 2000”.
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12360
CBO publication date
June 15, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2460, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2460, An act to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals furnishing information relating to persons subject to indictment for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda, and for other purposes” on September 12, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as approved by the House Committee on International Relations on September 7, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2000 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12636
CBO publication date
September 12, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2460, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/2460
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

4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Richard Durbin (D-IL), William Frist (R-TN), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Russell Feingold.

Sponsor’s state and district

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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.