Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-101
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act
Became law on Dec 20, 2019.
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Udall D-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2019
- Committee actionFeb 6, 2019
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2019
- Became lawDec 20, 2019
Latest action: Dec 20, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-101.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 256.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 256, Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act” on March 12, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 6, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 12, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55030
- CBO publication date
- March 12, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 256, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 116-11 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on March 25, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 25, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/11
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 256, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
93d3c2f22d7947ccee42be2c448377ab9a365d7183ac89b4458a9b77fa8f1f74
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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
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jon Tester (D-MT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tom Udall.
- S. 294 (116th) Native American Business Incubators Program Act
- S. 886 (116th) Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act
- S.Res. 662 (116th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
- S.Res. 300 (116th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
- S.J.Res. 54 (116th) A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
- S. 2365 (116th) Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.