Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-55

PREEMIE Reauthorization Act

S. 252Introduced Feb 7, 2013Policy area: Health

Became law on Nov 27, 2013.

Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 7, 2013
Committee actionFeb 13, 2013
Passed SenateSep 25, 2013 · by voice vote
Passed HouseNov 12, 2013 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesNov 14, 2013
To the PresidentNov 21, 2013
Became lawNov 27, 2013

Latest action: Nov 27, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-55.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 252.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 252, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, with Amendments” on November 12, 2013. CBO’s description reads “S. 252, with Amendments, as provided to CBO by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 8, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2013 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44733
CBO publication date
November 12, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
S. 252, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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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

12 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 12 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

Michael Bennet (D-CO), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), John Reed (D-RI), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jon Tester (D-MT), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee 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.