Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-21
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2009
- Committee actionMar 5, 2009
- Passed SenateApr 28, 2009 · 92–4
- Passed HouseMay 6, 2009 · 367–59
- Resolving differencesMay 14, 2009
- To the PresidentMay 19, 2009
- Became lawMay 20, 2009
Latest action: May 20, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-21.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 386.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009” on March 18, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 18, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20517
- CBO publication date
- March 18, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 386, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/386
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
01ef8db59a2564ccb199ecdeb85c45399e61b3b5edced362669f7d5334a5b262
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009” on March 18, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 18, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20517
- CBO publication date
- March 18, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 386, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/386
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
01ef8db59a2564ccb199ecdeb85c45399e61b3b5edced362669f7d5334a5b262
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. 111-10 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 6, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/10
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 386, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/386
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
01ef8db59a2564ccb199ecdeb85c45399e61b3b5edced362669f7d5334a5b262
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. 386, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
27 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 27 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Evan Bayh (D-IN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Roland Burris (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Carl Levin (D-MI), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Harry Reid (D-NV), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
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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.