Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-153

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

S. 1890Introduced Jul 29, 2015Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on May 11, 2016.

Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 29, 2015
Committee actionJan 28, 2016
Passed SenateApr 4, 2016 · 87–0
Passed HouseApr 27, 2016 · 410–2
To the PresidentApr 29, 2016
Became lawMay 11, 2016

Latest action: May 11, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-153.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1890.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016” on February 26, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51287
CBO publication date
February 26, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1890, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1890
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016” on April 26, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 20, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51501
CBO publication date
April 26, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1890, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1890
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b10790cdf70883f25718033841c1c393300fa7ad1aa8a998d2c05e4292bb4f77
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 114-220 ↗; H. Rept. 114-529 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 26, 2016 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/220
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/529
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1890, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1890
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b10790cdf70883f25718033841c1c393300fa7ad1aa8a998d2c05e4292bb4f77
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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

65 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 27 Democrats, 2 independents

29 of 65 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Al Franken (D-MN), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 35 more.

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