Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-194
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016
Became law on Jul 15, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2016
- Committee actionApr 28, 2016
- Passed SenateApr 28, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJul 6, 2016 · without objection
- To the PresidentJul 8, 2016
- Became lawJul 15, 2016
Latest action: Jul 15, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-194.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2845.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2845, Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016” on May 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on April 28, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51548
- CBO publication date
- May 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2845, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2845
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2845, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio.
- S. 802 (114th) Girls Count Act of 2015
- S.Con.Res. 38 (114th) A concurrent resolution reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations.
- S.Res. 291 (114th) A resolution honoring the lives of the 33 crew members aboard the El Faro.
- S.Res. 486 (114th) A resolution commemorating "Cruise Travel Professional Month" in October 2016.
- S.Res. 149 (114th) A resolution recognizing the importance and inspiration of the Hubble Space Telescope.
- S.Res. 235 (114th) A resolution designating September 2015 as "National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month".
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.