House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Sponsor: Rep. Gregorio Sablan D-MPWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1018.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SABLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1321):Under Article I, section 8, clause 3 and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1018, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1018
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
15a7cdffc20568ec5a4a7f60c22adb9dbf0e81b27e79f23eb437e9aa6ac73410
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 January 3, 2025). 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
11 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 10 Democrats
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), John Lewis (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregorio Sablan.
- H.R. 573 (113th) To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
- H.R. 674 (113th) Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act
- H.R. 1384 (113th) Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013
- H.R. 4296 (113th) To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.
- H.Res. 578 (113th) Expressing support for designation of the week of May 11, 2014, through May 17, 2014, as "National Police Week".
- H.R. 3131 (113th) National Park Service Study Act of 2013
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.