Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-244

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

S. 246Introduced Jan 22, 2015Policy area: Native Americans

Became law on Oct 14, 2016.

Sponsor: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp D-ND

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 22, 2015
Committee actionFeb 4, 2015
Passed SenateJun 1, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 12, 2016 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesSep 29, 2016
To the PresidentOct 3, 2016
Became lawOct 14, 2016

Latest action: Oct 14, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-244.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 246.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 246, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act” on February 11, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 4, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49943
CBO publication date
February 11, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
S. 246, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/246
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 20, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 246, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act” on August 9, 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 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51881
CBO publication date
August 9, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
S. 246, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/246
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 20, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 114-39 ↗; H. Rept. 114-722 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 6, 2016 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/722
Congress.gov bill record
S. 246, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 20, 2026
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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

26 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 18 Democrats

8 of 26 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Al Franken (D-MN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Thune (R-SD), Tom Udall (D-NM), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.