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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 1996

S. 1840Introduced Jun 5, 1996Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Larry Pressler R-SD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 1996 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1840.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1840, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

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

Richard Bryan (D-NV), John Exon (D-NE), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Larry Pressler.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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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.