Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-153
Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996
Became law on Jul 2, 1996.
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 9, 1995
- Committee actionOct 26, 1995
- Passed SenateDec 13, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseJun 4, 1996 · without objection
- Resolving differencesJun 14, 1996
- To the PresidentJun 24, 1996
- Became lawJul 2, 1996
Latest action: Jul 2, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-153.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1136.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-177 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 28, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 28, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/177
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1136, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1136
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1136, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
12 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 12 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), George Brown (R-CO), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Alan Simpson (R-WY), James Thurmond (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.