Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-70
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
Became law on Oct 18, 2017.
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 9, 2017
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseOct 3, 2017 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentOct 6, 2017
- Became lawOct 18, 2017
Latest action: Oct 18, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-70.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 178.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 178, Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act” on February 21, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 9, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52434
- CBO publication date
- February 21, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 178, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4001923b771016575cf427b6ec3176aa8c1e7d46798b090e19f7aef7396e9539
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-9 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 23, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/9
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 178, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4001923b771016575cf427b6ec3176aa8c1e7d46798b090e19f7aef7396e9539
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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
15 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 15 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.
Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
- S. 1312 (115th) Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
- S. 419 (115th) Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
- S. 2559 (115th) Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
- S. 2946 (115th) Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
- S. 3354 (115th) Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
- S. 1869 (115th) Whistleblower Protection Coordination 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.