Senate bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2016
- Committee actionMay 11, 2016
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 20, 2016 — By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-420. Minority views filed.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2847.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016” on August 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on May 24, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51892
- CBO publication date
- August 10, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2847, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2847
- 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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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. 114-420 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on May 24, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 24, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/420
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2847, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2847
- 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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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2847, last updated September 8, 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
No cosponsors.
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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.