Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-132
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
Became law on Apr 24, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 1995
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateJun 7, 1995 · 91–8
- Passed HouseMar 14, 1996 · without objection
- Resolving differencesMar 21, 1996
- To the PresidentApr 24, 1996
- Became lawApr 24, 1996
Latest action: Apr 24, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-132.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 735.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-518 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/518
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 735, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/735
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 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
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
George Brown (R-CO), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Gramm (R-TX), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Donald Nickles (R-OK), 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.