Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-165

Savanna's Act

S. 227Introduced Jan 25, 2019Policy area: Native Americans

Became law on Oct 10, 2020.

Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Murkowski R-AK

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 25, 2019
Committee actionNov 20, 2019
Passed SenateMar 11, 2020 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 30, 2020
Became lawOct 10, 2020

Latest action: Oct 10, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-165.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 227.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 227, Savanna’s Act” on December 20, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on November 20, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 20, 2019 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55982
CBO publication date
December 20, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
S. 227, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/227
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 116-206 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on January 15, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 15, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 227, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/227
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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September 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

29 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 2 independents

20 of 29 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), James Risch (R-ID), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Tina Smith (D-MN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jon Tester (D-MT), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Tom Udall (D-NM), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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