Senate bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Sponsor: Sen. Timothy Kaine D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2016
- Committee actionJul 13, 2016
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2548.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2548, 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act” on August 11, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51900
- CBO publication date
- August 11, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2548, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2548
- 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. 114-350 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on September 13, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/350
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2548, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2548
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
20cb3e4463f6605d67c620d6a1b0bd3781ae43ec8ce39ed91778cb0602711971
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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
6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Roy Blunt (R-MO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Casey (D-PA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Mark Warner (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Timothy Kaine.
- S.Res. 367 (114th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
- S.Res. 94 (114th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
- S.Res. 285 (114th) A resolution commemorating the life and accomplishments of Robert Edward Simon, Jr.
- S. 2256 (114th) Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016
- S. 465 (114th) Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015
- S. 2289 (114th) Family Unification, Preservation, and Modernization 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.