Senate bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-317

RESPECT Act

S. 789Introduced Mar 17, 2021Policy area: Native Americans

Became law on Dec 27, 2022.

Sponsor: Sen. Mike Rounds R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 17, 2021
Committee actionMar 24, 2021
Passed SenateMay 27, 2021 · by voice vote
Passed HouseDec 14, 2022
To the PresidentDec 23, 2022
Became lawDec 27, 2022

Latest action: Dec 27, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-317.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 789.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 789, RESPECT Act” on April 7, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 24, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 7, 2021 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57122
CBO publication date
April 7, 2021
Congress.gov bill record
S. 789, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/789
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 789, RESPECT Act” on September 26, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2022 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58524
CBO publication date
September 26, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
S. 789, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/789
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 117-606 ↗; S. Rept. 117-19 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 7, 2022 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/606
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/19
Congress.gov bill record
S. 789, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/789
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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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

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), Ben Luján (D-NM), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Tina Smith (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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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.