Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-229
Advancing Hope Act of 2016
Became law on Sep 30, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. Bob Casey D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2015
- Committee actionMar 9, 2016
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 27, 2016 · without objection
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2016
- Became lawSep 30, 2016
Latest action: Sep 30, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-229.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1878.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1878, Advancing Hope Act of 2016” on July 7, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on April 5, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 7, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51784
- CBO publication date
- July 7, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1878, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of March 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mark Kirk (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 250 (114th) A resolution relative to the death of Richard Schultz Schweiker, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- S.Res. 98 (114th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
- S.Res. 393 (114th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
- S. 1352 (114th) Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
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.