House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Sound Dollar Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 14, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1174.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRADY of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1429):Article I, Section 8, Clause 5, ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof . . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 123 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1174, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 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 January 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1174, last updated January 10, 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
52 cosponsors — 52 Republicans
0 of 52 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), Billy Long (R-MO) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
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- H.R. 2870 (113th) Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013
- H.R. 1176 (113th) Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2013
- H.R. 2925 (113th) Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures 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.