Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-129
Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
Became law on Feb 26, 2018.
Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 11, 2017
- Committee actionJan 24, 2017
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseFeb 9, 2018 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentFeb 14, 2018
- Became lawFeb 26, 2018
Latest action: Feb 26, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-129.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 96.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017” on January 31, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 24, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 31, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52399
- CBO publication date
- January 31, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 96, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/96
- 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. 115-6 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on March 21, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/6
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 96, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/96
- 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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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 96, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 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
8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Joni Ernst (R-IA), Al Franken (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Angus King (I-ME), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Thune (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
- S. 1536 (115th) Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act
- S. 3021 (115th) America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
- S. 3749 (115th) Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
- S. 645 (115th) Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018
- S. 123 (115th) Kari's Law Act of 2017
- S. 81 (115th) Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
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.