Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-105
Jobs for Our Heroes Act
Became law on Jan 8, 2018.
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2017
- Committee actionJun 29, 2017
- Passed SenateSep 14, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 21, 2017 · 418–0
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2017
- Became lawJan 8, 2018
Latest action: Jan 8, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-105.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1393.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1393, Jobs For Our Heroes Act” on July 17, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 29, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52927
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1393, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1393
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 115-161 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on August 3, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/161
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1393, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1393
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a79195fa2024bc81b826c2f1b889954ea3d8553e9745d9d15fae86e56290f196
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1393, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent
7 of 11 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Angus King (I-ME), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Thune (R-SD), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn.
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- S. 583 (115th) American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
- S. 1766 (115th) SAFER Act of 2017
- S. 782 (115th) PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017
- S. 3170 (115th) CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018
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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.