Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-121

Electrify Africa Act of 2015

S. 2152Introduced Oct 7, 2015Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Feb 8, 2016.

Sponsor: Sen. Bob Corker R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 7, 2015
Committee actionOct 8, 2015
Passed SenateDec 18, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseFeb 1, 2016 · by voice vote
To the PresidentFeb 3, 2016
Became lawFeb 8, 2016

Latest action: Feb 8, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-121.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2152.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act of 2015” on October 21, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 8, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 21, 2015 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50920
CBO publication date
October 21, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2152, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 4, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-176 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on November 5, 2015.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 2152, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 4, 2026
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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

23 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 23 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Edward Markey (D-MA), John McCain (R-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Thune (R-SD).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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