Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-326
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2016
- Committee actionMay 25, 2016
- Passed SenateNov 30, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2016 · 405–7
- Resolving differencesDec 10, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-326.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2971.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2971, National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016” on July 14, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 25, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51805
- CBO publication date
- July 14, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2971, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2971
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 114-307 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 30, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 30, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/307
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2971, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2971
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John McCain (R-AZ).
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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.