House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1041.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1330):This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the Congress by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 136 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1041, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1041
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
09309a4db4c22abcb0d056f9dba1a78830ec2c813c023bf8b1be33627ced7178
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1041, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Daniel Maffei (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy.
- H.R. 137 (113th) Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
- H.R. 138 (113th) Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
- H.R. 437 (113th) Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
- H.R. 141 (113th) Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013
- H.R. 142 (113th) Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013
- H.R. 5005 (113th) Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014
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.