Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper D-DEWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2018
- Committee actionJun 13, 2018
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 13, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2374.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2374, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act” on July 17, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54195
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2374, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2374
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-352 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on November 13, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/352
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2374, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2374
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9c2a92e74e62c6d89fa87aa0ecbb5ab64ddf5d119dc3167a118b6611ba6d579c
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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
10 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), John Kennedy (R-LA), Angus King (I-ME), Mike Lee (R-UT), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Gary Peters (D-MI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jon Tester (D-MT), Mark Warner (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Carper.
- S. 1099 (115th) Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017
- 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. 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.