Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-160

CHARGE Act

S. 2193Introduced Jul 18, 2019Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Oct 1, 2020.

Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters D-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 18, 2019
Committee actionJul 24, 2019
Passed SenateNov 21, 2019 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 14, 2020 · 403–2
To the PresidentSep 21, 2020
Became lawOct 1, 2020

Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-160.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2193.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2193, CHARGE Act” on September 4, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 24, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 4, 2019 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55592
CBO publication date
September 4, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2193, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2193
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 116-95 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 10, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2019 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/95
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2193, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2193
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2193, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Rob Portman (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress

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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.