Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-268
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 3, 2015
- Committee actionDec 9, 2015
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2016 · without objection
- To the PresidentDec 2, 2016
- Became lawDec 14, 2016
Latest action: Dec 14, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-268.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1915.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1915, First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act” on January 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51148
- CBO publication date
- January 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1915, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1915
- 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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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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-251 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 9, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/251
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1915, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d3db7fddc0d1d7e05bd780510763a244a9d0d73e8d6361e409c18863fe4a7ca
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1915, 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
19 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 19 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Kelly Ayotte.
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- S.Res. 521 (114th) A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2016 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
- S.Res. 352 (114th) A resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and of Teacher in Space S. Christa McAuliffe…
- S. 165 (114th) Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015
- S. 627 (114th) A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations…
- S. 742 (114th) Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses Act of 2015
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.