Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-105

Pallone-Thune TRACED Act

S. 151Introduced Jan 16, 2019Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Dec 30, 2019.

Sponsor: Sen. John Thune R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 16, 2019
Committee actionApr 3, 2019
Passed SenateMay 23, 2019 · 97–1
Passed HouseDec 4, 2019 · 417–3
Resolving differencesDec 19, 2019
To the PresidentDec 20, 2019
Became lawDec 30, 2019

Latest action: Dec 30, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-105.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 151.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 151, TRACED Act” on May 9, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 3, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55229
CBO publication date
May 9, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 116-41 ↗; S. Rept. 116-41 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 21, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 21, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 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

84 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 40 Democrats, 4 independents

44 of 84 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and 54 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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