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Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

SBP Benefits Improvement Act of 2001

S. 145Introduced Jan 23, 2001Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Sen. James Thurmond R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 19, 2002 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5766-5767)

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

38 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 2 independents

18 of 38 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

George Allen (R-VA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), John Breaux (D-LA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jean Carnahan (D-MO), Max Cleland (D-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chester Lott (R-MS) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Thurmond.

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.