Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-426
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018
Became law on Jan 8, 2019.
Sponsor: Sen. Doug Jones D-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 10, 2018
- Committee actionSep 26, 2018
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseDec 21, 2018 · 376–6
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2018
- Became lawJan 8, 2019
Latest action: Jan 8, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-426.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 3191.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3191, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018” on December 4, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 4, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54862
- CBO publication date
- December 4, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3191, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3191
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 115-424 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on December 10, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/424
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3191, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3191
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 3191, last updated April 7, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO).
More from the sponsor
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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.