Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-82

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017

S. 782Introduced Mar 30, 2017Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Nov 2, 2017.

Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 30, 2017
Committee actionJun 8, 2017
Passed SenateJun 15, 2017 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 3, 2017 · 417–3
Resolving differencesOct 26, 2017
To the PresidentNov 2, 2017
Became lawNov 2, 2017

Latest action: Nov 2, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-82.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 782.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 782, PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017” on July 18, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on June 15, 2017”.
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CBO publication date
July 18, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
S. 782, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/782
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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September 21, 2026
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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

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Kennedy (R-LA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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