Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-136
Edward "Ted" Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015
Became law on Mar 18, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper D-DEWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Committee actionMay 6, 2015
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseFeb 29, 2016 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesMar 8, 2016
- To the PresidentMar 15, 2016
- Became lawMar 18, 2016
Latest action: Mar 18, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-136.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1172.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1172, Edward âTedâ Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015” on June 16, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 6, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50315
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1172, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7572120e3c8b827834fad6730f025c5d857f0ea37ac49fe2ff406828b853288f
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1172, Edward “Ted” Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015” on June 16, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 6, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50315
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1172, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7572120e3c8b827834fad6730f025c5d857f0ea37ac49fe2ff406828b853288f
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1172, Edward “Ted” Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015” on October 22, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Governmental Affairs on October 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50922
- CBO publication date
- October 22, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1172, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7572120e3c8b827834fad6730f025c5d857f0ea37ac49fe2ff406828b853288f
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-384 ↗; S. Rept. 114-94 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/384
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/94 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1172, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7572120e3c8b827834fad6730f025c5d857f0ea37ac49fe2ff406828b853288f
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1172, last updated March 4, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.