Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-311
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 8, 2009
- Committee actionJun 9, 2010
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2010 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 3, 2010
- Became lawDec 15, 2010
Latest action: Dec 15, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-311.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2847.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2847, CALM Act” on July 2, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 9, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21597
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2847, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2847
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16d440e5f4cb6377de47ec9b0842d9bae5277b18d27e7bee06eeb2ef235d497b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2847, CALM Act” on July 2, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 9, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21597
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2847, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2847
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16d440e5f4cb6377de47ec9b0842d9bae5277b18d27e7bee06eeb2ef235d497b
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 111-340 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 28, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/340
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2847, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2847
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16d440e5f4cb6377de47ec9b0842d9bae5277b18d27e7bee06eeb2ef235d497b
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2847, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Charles Schumer (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- S. 1289 (111th) Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009
- S. 1782 (111th) Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010
- S. 4005 (111th) Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010
- S.Res. 596 (111th) A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, as "National Estuaries Day".
- S.Res. 247 (111th) A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Estuaries Day".
- S.Res. 503 (111th) A resolution designating May 21, 2010, as "Endangered Species Day".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.