Senate bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2021
- Committee actionApr 28, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2022 — By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-75.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 163.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act” on May 20, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 28, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57238
- CBO publication date
- May 20, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 163, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5100cc78019fe9efa866d263d76b75c974d0c7d2bd693143cb4dec6c40e74624
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 117-75 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on December 16, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/75
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 163, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5100cc78019fe9efa866d263d76b75c974d0c7d2bd693143cb4dec6c40e74624
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 163, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Jerry Moran (R-KS), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jon Tester (D-MT), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.