Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-394

CENOTE Act of 2018

S. 2511Introduced Mar 7, 2018Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Became law on Dec 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Sen. Roger Wicker R-MS

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 7, 2018
Committee actionApr 25, 2018
Passed SenateAug 23, 2018 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseDec 10, 2018 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesDec 17, 2018
To the PresidentDec 20, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018

Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-394.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2511.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2511, CENOTE Act of 2018” on June 20, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 25, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 20, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54088
CBO publication date
June 20, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2511, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2511
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-291 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 9, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 9, 2018 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/291
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2511, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2511
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a646358edf16c0e36a9cd1ffa1d7224e32cb48ada1c88572c13577a991d4d06
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2511, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Brian Schatz (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Roger Wicker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi 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.