Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-384

A bill to amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to modify rates relating to reduced rate mail matter, and for other purposes.

S. 2686Introduced Jun 7, 2000Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Oct 27, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 7, 2000
Committee actionSep 27, 2000
Passed SenateOct 6, 2000 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 11, 2000 · without objection
To the PresidentOct 19, 2000
Became lawOct 27, 2000

Latest action: Oct 27, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-384.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2686.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2686, A bill to amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to modify rates relating to reduced rate mail matter, and for other purposes” on October 2, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on September 27, 2000”.
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12745
CBO publication date
October 2, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2686, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 106-468 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on October 3, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 3, 2000 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 2686, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

8 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 8 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi 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.