Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-418
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2018
- Committee actionJun 13, 2018
- Passed SenateAug 23, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 20, 2018 · 391–0
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2018
- Became lawJan 3, 2019
Latest action: Jan 3, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-418.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2896.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2896, JACK Act” on June 29, 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, June 29, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54144
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2896, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2896
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3ad8b3c482d8ca54767d48c2dcf49dc7318269d9b98a0cd2eac9de5f5366129
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. 115-317 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 15, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/317
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2896, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2896
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3ad8b3c482d8ca54767d48c2dcf49dc7318269d9b98a0cd2eac9de5f5366129
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2896, last updated December 6, 2025. 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 5 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), John Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy.
- S. 3554 (115th) A bill to extend the effective date for the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans.
- S. 3628 (115th) National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
- S. 2765 (115th) RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018
- S.Res. 356 (115th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Members of Congress should substitute teach at least 1 day per year in a public…
- S.Res. 572 (115th) A resolution supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- S. 1718 (115th) 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II Commemorative Coin 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.