Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-199

POLICE Act of 2016

S. 2840Introduced Apr 21, 2016Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Jul 22, 2016.

Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 21, 2016
Committee actionMay 12, 2016
Passed SenateMay 18, 2016 · by voice vote
Passed HouseJul 12, 2016 · without objection
To the PresidentJul 14, 2016
Became lawJul 22, 2016

Latest action: Jul 22, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-199.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2840.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2840, POLICE Act of 2016” on May 18, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 12, 2016”.
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51596
CBO publication date
May 18, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2840, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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September 22, 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

19 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 19 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), David Vitter (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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