Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-81

Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999

S. 800Introduced Apr 14, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Oct 26, 1999.

Sponsor: Sen. Conrad Burns R-MT

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 14, 1999
Committee actionJun 23, 1999
Passed SenateAug 5, 1999 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 12, 1999 · 424–2
To the PresidentOct 14, 1999
Became lawOct 26, 1999

Latest action: Oct 26, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-81.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 800.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 800, Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999” on July 9, 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, July 9, 1999 ↗
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July 9, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
S. 800, 106th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 106-138 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on August 5, 1999.
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S. 800, 106th Congress
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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

15 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), A. Allard (R-CO), John Ashcroft (R-MO), John Breaux (D-LA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), John Chafee (R-RI), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Russell Feingold (D-WI), William Frist (R-TN), Rod Grams (R-MN), John Kerry (D-MA), Chester Lott (R-MS), Connie Mack (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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