Senate bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-46

A bill to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any United Nations peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country.

S. 248Introduced Feb 6, 2001Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Oct 5, 2001.

Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Helms R-NC

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
Committee actionFeb 7, 2001
Passed SenateFeb 7, 2001 · 99–0
Passed HouseSep 24, 2001 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 26, 2001
Became lawOct 5, 2001

Latest action: Oct 5, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-46.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 248.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 248, An act to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any....” on February 13, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on February 7, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 13, 2001 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12961
CBO publication date
February 13, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
S. 248, 107th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 248, An act to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any....” on February 13, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on February 7, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 13, 2001 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12961
CBO publication date
February 13, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
S. 248, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/248
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
009e28706e74adf78f5314ccb8121e74b0ff07cdc79a287e77b754bcd616d9da
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 248, An act to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any Uni” on September 26, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 24, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2001 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13290
CBO publication date
September 26, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
S. 248, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/248
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
009e28706e74adf78f5314ccb8121e74b0ff07cdc79a287e77b754bcd616d9da
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 248, An act to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any Uni” on September 26, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 24, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13290
CBO publication date
September 26, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
S. 248, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/248
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
009e28706e74adf78f5314ccb8121e74b0ff07cdc79a287e77b754bcd616d9da
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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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Joseph Biden (D-DE), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jesse Helms.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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