House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1127.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1397):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1127, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1127
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1127, last updated December 5, 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Jackie Speier (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
- H.R. 904 (113th) Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act
- H.R. 702 (113th) Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013
- H.R. 2144 (113th) Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2013
- H.R. 4964 (113th) Seniors' Access to Social Security Act of 2014
- H.R. 2355 (113th) All-American Flag Act
- H.R. 2578 (113th) Rural Hospital Fairness 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.