Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-180

ORBIT Act

S. 376Introduced Feb 4, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Mar 17, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. Conrad Burns R-MT

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 4, 1999
Committee actionMay 5, 1999
Passed SenateJul 1, 1999 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 10, 1999 · without objection
Resolving differencesJan 24, 2000
To the PresidentMar 10, 2000
Became lawMar 17, 2000

Latest action: Mar 17, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-180.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 376.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act” on June 24, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 5, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 1999 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11636
CBO publication date
June 24, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
S. 376, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/376
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act” on April 14, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on March 9, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 14, 2000 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12214
CBO publication date
April 14, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 376, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/376
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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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 106-100 ↗; H. Rept. 106-509 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 1, 1999.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 1, 1999 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/100
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/509
Congress.gov bill record
S. 376, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/376
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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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 376, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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

19 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 19 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Max Cleland (D-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), William Frist (R-TN), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Kerry (D-MA), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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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.