Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-8
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 1999
- Committee actionFeb 5, 1999
- Passed SenateMar 2, 1999 · 99–0
- Passed HouseMar 23, 1999 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 25, 1999
- Became lawApr 2, 1999
Latest action: Apr 2, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-8.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 314.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 314, Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act” on February 22, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business on February 5, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 22, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11363
- CBO publication date
- February 22, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 314, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/314
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 106-5 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on February 23, 1999.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 23, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/5
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 314, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/314
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2b714a59a3ea928546bde0c67c834e7c2fb785ec010867db0da7be829322a11d
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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
27 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 2 independents
16 of 27 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
John Ashcroft (R-MO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Edwards (D-NC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), John Reed (D-RI), Charles Robb (D-VA), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Christopher Bond.
- S. 1156 (106th) Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Technical Amendments Act of 1999
- S. 1346 (106th) Independent Office of Advocacy Act
- S.Res. 311 (106th) A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses.
- S.Con.Res. 114 (106th) A concurrent resolution recognizing the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, as a national World War I symbol honoring those who…
- S.Res. 126 (106th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that appreciation be shown for the extraordinary work of Mildred Winter as Missouri…
- S. 1053 (106th) A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to incorporate certain provisions of the transportation conformity regulations, as in effect on March 1…
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.