Senate bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-338

Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022

S. 1541Introduced May 10, 2021Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Jan 5, 2023.

Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 10, 2021
Committee actionMar 22, 2022
Passed SenateDec 21, 2022 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseDec 22, 2022 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 28, 2022
Became lawJan 5, 2023

Latest action: Jan 5, 2023 — Became Public Law No: 117-338.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1541.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1541, Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022” on October 7, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 22, 2022”.
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October 7, 2022
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S. 1541, 117th Congress
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September 8, 2026
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September 16, 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

13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 11 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Casey (D-PA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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