Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

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S. 1406Introduced Jul 31, 2013Policy area: Animals

Sponsor: Sen. Kelly Ayotte R-NH

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 31, 2013
Committee actionApr 9, 2014
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 15, 2014 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1406.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1406, Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2014” on May 9, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 10, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2014 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45339
CBO publication date
May 9, 2014
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1406, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1406
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-254 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 15, 2014.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 15, 2014 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1406, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1406
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1406, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 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

59 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 48 Democrats, 2 independents

50 of 59 cosponsors (85%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Kelly Ayotte.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Hampshire in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.