Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-162
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
Became law on May 20, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 2015
- Committee actionAug 5, 2015
- Passed SenateAug 5, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseApr 26, 2016 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesMay 12, 2016
- To the PresidentMay 18, 2016
- Became lawMay 20, 2016
Latest action: May 20, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-162.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1523.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1523, an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes” on August 21, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on August 5, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50747
- CBO publication date
- August 21, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1523, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1523
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-161 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/161
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1523, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1523
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
eb3a8ac72b73680bc7ca43067c0af1fe1c4e813e9dea85ba0a78eec5a02a89c6
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1523, last updated September 8, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- S. 524 (114th) Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
- S. 2393 (114th) Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015
- S.Res. 189 (114th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 25th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia.
- S.Res. 608 (114th) A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 269 (114th) A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 404 (114th) A resolution designating March 2016 as "National Middle Level Education Month".
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.