Senate bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2021
- Committee actionMar 10, 2021
- Passed SenateMay 26, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 27, 2022 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 559.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 559, a bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act” on March 23, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 10, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 23, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57076
- CBO publication date
- March 23, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 559, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 117-18 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on April 28, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/18
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 559, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4cc96e2109f083a22a62dff02710939cb917d5dd84aebb50258845a3b8dd8e5e
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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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.
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 669 (117th) A resolution condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine.
- S. 1658 (117th) PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
- S. 1538 (117th) Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act
- S. 1 (117th) For the People Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.