Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-99
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
Became law on Dec 20, 2019.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Committee actionJan 29, 2019
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2019
- Became lawDec 20, 2019
Latest action: Dec 20, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-99.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 50.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 50, Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act” on February 19, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on January 29, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54984
- CBO publication date
- February 19, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 50, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/50
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 9, 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. 116-7 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on March 13, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/7
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 50, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/50
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 9, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
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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.