Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-185
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016
Became law on Jun 30, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 5, 2015
- Passed SenateMar 15, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 13, 2016 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJun 22, 2016
- Became lawJun 30, 2016
Latest action: Jun 30, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-185.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 337.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2015” on February 18, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49957
- CBO publication date
- February 18, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 337, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/337
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1109f87a9787bba402e82a48f2f9773cfb96793086adaff7940d150cb147214d
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-4 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 9, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/4
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 337, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/337
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1109f87a9787bba402e82a48f2f9773cfb96793086adaff7940d150cb147214d
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Christopher Coons (D-DE), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jon Tester (D-MT).
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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.