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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Debbie Smith Act of 2023

S. 499Introduced Feb 16, 2023Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 6, 2023 — Held at the desk.

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

16 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 16 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.