Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-457

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000

S. 835Introduced Apr 20, 1999Policy area: Water Resources Development

Became law on Nov 7, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee R-RI

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 20, 1999
Committee actionSep 29, 1999
Passed SenateMar 30, 2000 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 12, 2000 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesOct 23, 2000
To the PresidentOct 30, 2000
Became lawNov 7, 2000

Latest action: Nov 7, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-457.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 835.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of 1999” on October 13, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 29, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 13, 1999 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11907
CBO publication date
October 13, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
S. 835, 106th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/835
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 106-189 ↗; H. Rept. 106-995 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on October 14, 1999.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 14, 1999 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/189
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/995
Congress.gov bill record
S. 835, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/835
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

23 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 1 independent

20 of 23 cosponsors (87%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Edwards (D-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Connie Mack (R-FL), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Charles Robb (D-VA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), John Warner (R-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Chafee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island 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.