Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-283
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010
Became law on Oct 15, 2010.
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kaufman D-DEWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2010
- Committee actionMay 17, 2010
- Passed SenateSep 24, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2010 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentOct 4, 2010
- Became lawOct 15, 2010
Latest action: Oct 15, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-283.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 3196.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3196, Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010” on July 1, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 1, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21599
- CBO publication date
- July 1, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3196, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
19ade955ecf67052feebf1ee0855700f1d7ebddfde566516c32ca31b17dd30b7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3196, Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010” on July 1, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 1, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21599
- CBO publication date
- July 1, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3196, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
19ade955ecf67052feebf1ee0855700f1d7ebddfde566516c32ca31b17dd30b7
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. 111-239 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 2, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 2, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/239
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3196, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
19ade955ecf67052feebf1ee0855700f1d7ebddfde566516c32ca31b17dd30b7
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. 3196, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 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, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), George Voinovich (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 644 (111th) A resolution designating the week beginning October 10, 2010, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
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- S.Res. 405 (111th) A resolution reaffirming the centrality of freedom of expression and press freedom as cornerstones of United States foreign policy and…
- S.Res. 656 (111th) A resolution expressing support for the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival.
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.