Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-249
Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018
Became law on Sep 28, 2018.
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2017
- Committee actionApr 19, 2018
- Passed SenateSep 4, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 7, 2018 · without objection
- To the PresidentSep 18, 2018
- Became lawSep 28, 2018
Latest action: Sep 28, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-249.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 994.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 994, Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018” on April 25, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 19, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 25, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53798
- CBO publication date
- April 25, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 994, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 115-325 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 26, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/325
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 994, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cc7c2019c841e825514192358ae242950d7521f80f6d4a843eff4576593cf285
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.
- S. 2152 (115th) Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018
- S. 139 (115th) FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
- S. 324 (115th) State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
- S. 870 (115th) Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017
- S. 705 (115th) Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
- S. 1015 (115th) National Suicide Hotline Improvement 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.