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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Oceans Act of 1999

S. 959Introduced May 5, 1999Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Ernest Hollings D-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 1999 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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 — 4 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 23 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Max Cleland (D-GA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), James Thurmond (R-SC), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina 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.