Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-168
Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act
Became law on Dec 12, 1999.
Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins R-MEWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
- Committee actionMay 21, 1999
- Passed SenateAug 2, 1999 · 93–0
- Passed HouseNov 9, 1999 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesNov 19, 1999
- To the PresidentDec 1, 1999
- Became lawDec 12, 1999
Latest action: Dec 12, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-168.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 335.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 335, Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act” on June 15, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 20, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11608
- CBO publication date
- June 15, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 335, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/335
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 335, An act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, facsimile checks...orders, and civil penalties relating to such...” on November 29, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 19, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 29, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12049
- CBO publication date
- November 29, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 335, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/335
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
837bfc6e5fbe792ac9ff2a315bd4fdcc2b676900e7418214b0a2a99d31d66d80
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. 106-102 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 1, 1999.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 1, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/102
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 335, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/335
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
837bfc6e5fbe792ac9ff2a315bd4fdcc2b676900e7418214b0a2a99d31d66d80
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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
41 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 2 independents
24 of 41 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Joseph Biden (D-DE), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), John Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.