Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-179

Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act

S. 1285Introduced May 25, 2017Policy area: Native Americans

Became law on Jun 1, 2018.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 25, 2017
Committee actionSep 13, 2017
Passed SenateNov 29, 2017 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseMay 15, 2018 · by voice vote
To the PresidentMay 21, 2018
Became lawJun 1, 2018

Latest action: Jun 1, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-179.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1285.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1285, Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act” on September 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 13, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53151
CBO publication date
September 26, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1285, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1285
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 10, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1285, Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act” on January 8, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 13, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 8, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53445
CBO publication date
January 8, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1285, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1285
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 10, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-175 ↗; H. Rept. 115-507 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 10, 2018 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/175
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/507
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1285, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1285
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 10, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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