Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-221
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2015
- Committee actionOct 7, 2015
- Passed SenateApr 25, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2016 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 14, 2016
- Became lawSep 23, 2016
Latest action: Sep 23, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-221.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1579.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act” on November 16, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 7, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51009
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1579, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1579, NATIVE Act” on August 3, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51845
- CBO publication date
- August 3, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1579, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-721 ↗; S. Rept. 114-201 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/721
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/201 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1579, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
11 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Al Franken (D-MN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Thune (R-SD), Tom Udall (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.