Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-115
Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
Became law on Feb 11, 2020.
Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Committee actionJul 10, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2019 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJan 27, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentFeb 3, 2020
- Became lawFeb 11, 2020
Latest action: Feb 11, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-115.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 153.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act” on July 24, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 10, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55480
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 153, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 116-164 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on December 5, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/164
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 153, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
12 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 12 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Cory Gardner (R-CO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.