Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 20, 2011
- Committee actionNov 2, 2011
- Passed SenateNov 3, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2012 — By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-246.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1759.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-246 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on November 3, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 3, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/246
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1759, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1759
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dad301d26dcc357430fb9850855b668f4c62f42f548ecc3aedea31aa4d841ecf
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.3321, which became Public Law 112-61 on 11/29/2011.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1759, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1759
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dad301d26dcc357430fb9850855b668f4c62f42f548ecc3aedea31aa4d841ecf
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. 1759, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 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 — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Mark Begich (D-AK), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Reed (D-RI), Patrick Toomey (R-PA), 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.