House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Defund Obamacare Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1005.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1321):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7--``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;''Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 128 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1005, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1005
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
56 cosponsors — 56 Republicans
0 of 56 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Graves.
- H.R. 2682 (113th) Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
- H.J.Res. 62 (113th) Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013
- H.R. 3486 (113th) Transportation Empowerment Act
- H.R. 1496 (113th) Pest Free Food Supply Act
- H.R. 3558 (113th) Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 54 (113th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 62.
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.