Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 1999
- Committee actionFeb 9, 1999
- Passed SenateMar 17, 1999 · 97–3
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 1999 — Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4 as an amendment. (consideration: CR S5504)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 257.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 257, National Missile Defense Act of 1999” on February 2, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on January 20, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 2, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11338
- CBO publication date
- February 2, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 257, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8479c765f5ffceb3840884eaf57ceda75276abba7473b280680c1eb8ccb694a0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 257, National Missile Defense Act of 1999” on February 10, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on February 9, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 10, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11354
- CBO publication date
- February 10, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 257, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8479c765f5ffceb3840884eaf57ceda75276abba7473b280680c1eb8ccb694a0
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 106-4 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Armed Services Committee on February 12, 1999.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 12, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/4
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 257, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8479c765f5ffceb3840884eaf57ceda75276abba7473b280680c1eb8ccb694a0
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteSenate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4 as an amendment.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 257, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8479c765f5ffceb3840884eaf57ceda75276abba7473b280680c1eb8ccb694a0
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 257, 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
52 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 52 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), A. Allard (R-CO), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), William Frist (R-TN), William Gramm (R-TX), Rod Grams (R-MN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and 22 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.