Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-391

First Step Act of 2018

S. 756Introduced Mar 29, 2017Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Dec 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan R-AK

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 29, 2017
Committee actionApr 5, 2017
Passed SenateAug 3, 2017 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJul 25, 2018 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesDec 18, 2018
To the PresidentDec 20, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018

Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-391.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 756.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 756, Save Our Seas Act of 2017” on May 2, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 5, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52686
CBO publication date
May 2, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
S. 756, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/756
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 756, Save Our Seas Act of 2018” on July 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 27, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54166
CBO publication date
July 10, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
S. 756, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/756
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-135 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 24, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2017 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/135
Congress.gov bill record
S. 756, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/756
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
22acd96e311ce41b87666f58aa41c074b27ca76f7b5ec917ade020866c683d96
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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

21 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent

13 of 21 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), John Kennedy (R-LA), Angus King (I-ME), Edward Markey (D-MA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Tom Udall (D-NM), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alaska 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.