The lead sponsors of the legislation in the United States Senate were John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, and Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York. The bill was originally introduced in December 2009, and was most recently reintroduced to the Senate on September 16, 2015, and was passed by United States Senate on May 17, 2016 by a voice vote.[2] In the House of Representatives, the bill's lead sponsors are Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, and Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York; the legislation has more than 50 cosponsors.[3]