Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009

S. 151Introduced Jan 6, 2009Policy area: Native Americans

Sponsor: Sen. John McCain R-AZ

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 2009
Committee actionApr 30, 2009
Passed SenateJul 24, 2009 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Aug 19, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 151.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 151, Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009” on May 5, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 30, 2009</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2009 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20597
CBO publication date
May 5, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 151, Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009” on May 5, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 30, 2009”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2009 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20597
CBO publication date
May 5, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c7dd152c32d031175bb176b7918d472acc29bab77647376f5e3a97a4258ed0ab
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.725, which became Public Law 111-211 on 7/29/2010.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c7dd152c32d031175bb176b7918d472acc29bab77647376f5e3a97a4258ed0ab

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 151, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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.

Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Jon Kyl (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.