S 4130 119th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Government information and archives

COST Act

Introduced: March 18, 2026 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Mar 18, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Mar 18, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 18, 2026

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

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What's happening now March 18, 2026

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

Hearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret government spending to light, including S.766, to requir…
Meeting Mar 18, 2026 · 2:30 PM EDT · Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Cosponsors 3

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Apr 13, 2026

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Mar 19, 2026

Scott, Rick

Florida · Mar 18, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4130: COST Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4130/

MLA

"S. 4130: COST Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4130/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 4130, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4130/.

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