House joint resolution · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 28, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 51.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUELSKAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4177):Article V of the Constitution. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 889 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 51, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/51
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f399a686a29cba6f0e1f138af9ea85794b05341454081fe951d3cb07625a8c8f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 51, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 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
58 cosponsors — 56 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 58 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA) and 28 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Huelskamp.
- H.R. 1804 (113th) Veterans Accountability Act of 2013
- H.R. 1355 (113th) State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013
- H.R. 914 (113th) Military Religious Freedom Protection Act
- H.R. 4281 (113th) Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2014
- H.R. 5788 (113th) To designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the Lieutenant…
- H.Res. 70 (113th) Recognizing the 150th anniversary of Kansas State University.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.