Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-229

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

S. 761Introduced Mar 25, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Jun 30, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. Spencer Abraham R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 25, 1999
Committee actionJun 23, 1999
Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseFeb 16, 2000 · without objection
Resolving differencesMar 29, 2000
To the PresidentJun 20, 2000
Became lawJun 30, 2000

Latest action: Jun 30, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-229.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 761.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 761, Third Millennium Digital Commerce Act” on June 30, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 23, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 1999 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11653
CBO publication date
June 30, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
S. 761, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/761
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act” on June 21, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 16, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2000 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12386
CBO publication date
June 21, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 761, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/761
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. 106-131 ↗; H. Rept. 106-661 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 30, 1999.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 1999 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/131
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/661
Congress.gov bill record
S. 761, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/761
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. 761, 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

13 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), William Frist (R-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ), Robert Smith (R-NH), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Spencer Abraham.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan 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.