Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper D-DEWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2017
- Committee actionMay 17, 2017
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 4, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1099.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1099, Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017” on July 7, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52873
- CBO publication date
- July 7, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1099, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1099
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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. 115-129 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 11, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/129
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1099, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1099
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40a9f83a2028e27a5d85d13607a6a20feb1a83755801eea7889efae3a61279c6
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1099, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jon Tester (D-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Carper.
- S. 1447 (115th) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017
- S. 1395 (115th) A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware.
- S.Res. 551 (115th) A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of June 18 through June 22, 2018, as National GI Bill Commemoration Week.
- S.Res. 325 (115th) A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".
- S. 2374 (115th) Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
- S. 2109 (115th) Military and Veterans Education Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.