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Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act

Public Law 106-8 · S. 314 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Apr 2, 1999 · Commerce

Sponsor: Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)

Cosponsors (27): Sen. John Kerry,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateRecorded vote: 99 yea, 0 nay99–0
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA), during the period ending on December 31, 2000, to: (1) guarantee loans made by eligible lenders to small businesses to address Year 2000 computer problems (Y2K problem), including repair and acquisition, consulting, and related expenses; and (2) provide relief for a substantial economic injury incurred by a small business as a direct result of Y2K problems. Provides loan amounts and administration participation limits. Requires an annual report from the SBA to the congressional small business committees on the loan guarantee program.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 99 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

99 yea0 nay1 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(45)

  • Sen. Paul WellstoneD-MN
  • Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA
  • Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA
  • Sen. Jack ReedD-RI
  • Sen. Frank LautenbergD-NJ
  • Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD
  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
  • Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
  • Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI
  • Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
  • Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
  • Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
  • Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV
  • Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
  • Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
  • Sen. Byron DorganD-ND
  • Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
  • Sen. John KerryD-MA
  • Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
  • Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT
  • Sen. John EdwardsD-NC
  • Sen. Ron WydenD-OR
  • Sen. Richard BryanD-NV
  • Sen. Herb KohlD-WI
  • Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
  • Sen. Tim JohnsonD-SD
  • Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
  • Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
  • Sen. Charles RobbD-VA
  • Sen. Maxwell ClelandD-GA
  • Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Evan BayhD-IN
  • Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM
  • Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT
  • Sen. Robert TorricelliD-NJ
  • Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA
  • Sen. Robert KerreyD-NE
  • Sen. Blanche LincolnD-AR
  • Sen. John BreauxD-LA

Republicans who voted yea(54)

  • Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
  • Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
  • Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
  • Sen. William RothR-DE
  • Sen. Gordon SmithR-OR
  • Sen. Spencer AbrahamR-MI
  • Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. John WarnerR-VA
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Peter FitzgeraldR-IL
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Slade GortonR-WA
  • Sen. George VoinovichR-OH
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
  • Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
  • Sen. Ben CampbellR-CO
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
  • Sen. Kit BondR-MO
  • Sen. Bill FristR-TN
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE
  • Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
  • Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
  • Sen. Connie MackR-FL
  • Sen. John AshcroftR-MO
  • Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
  • Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
  • Sen. Trent LottR-MS
  • Sen. Paul CoverdellR-GA
  • Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
  • Sen. Mike CrapoR-ID
  • Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
  • Sen. Rod GramsR-MN
  • Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
  • Sen. Jeff SessionsR-AL
  • Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
  • Sen. Jon KylR-AZ
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
  • Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
  • Sen. Wayne AllardR-CO
  • Sen. Jim BunningR-KY
  • Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
  • Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
  • Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 28 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.

  1. Apr 2, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-8.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Mar 25, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Mar 23, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Talent moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Mar 12, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Small Business Committee
  8. Mar 3, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Small Business Committee
  9. Mar 2, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 28.Senate roll call 28
  10. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  11. Feb 23, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
  12. Feb 5, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
  13. Jan 27, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
  14. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.