Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-328
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Became law on Dec 23, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. John McCain R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2016
- Committee actionMay 18, 2016
- Passed SenateJun 14, 2016 · 85–13
- Passed HouseJul 7, 2016 · without objection
- Resolving differencesNov 30, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 23, 2016
Latest action: Dec 23, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-328.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2943.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Budgetary effects of S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017” on June 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on May 18, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51675
- CBO publication date
- June 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2943, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2943
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2483a73d59c86cf7eae24274a61380a4f1b86c392772d62c2faeebbfd4451190
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017” on June 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on May 18, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51683
- CBO publication date
- June 10, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2943, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2943
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2483a73d59c86cf7eae24274a61380a4f1b86c392772d62c2faeebbfd4451190
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017” on November 30, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending effects for S. 2943”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52304
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2943, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2943
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2483a73d59c86cf7eae24274a61380a4f1b86c392772d62c2faeebbfd4451190
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-840 ↗; S. Rept. 114-255 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/840
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/255 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2943, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2943
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2483a73d59c86cf7eae24274a61380a4f1b86c392772d62c2faeebbfd4451190
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. 2943, last updated March 4, 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.