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Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Taylor Force Act

S. 1697Introduced Aug 1, 2017Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 6, 2017 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1697.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1697, last updated January 14, 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

32 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 32 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Bob Corker (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Dean Heller (R-NV), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), David Perdue (R-GA), James Risch (R-ID), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Tim Scott (R-SC), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mark Warner (D-VA) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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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.