House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2013
- Committee actionMar 20, 2013
- Passed HouseFeb 25, 2014 · 410–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 26, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1211.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-155 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 16, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/155
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1211, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1211
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cc70d9f3092828f80b150e550e663b611e21d8f1c39f169ff4264187e082b42
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1548):Art. I, Sec. 8 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 421 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1211, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1211
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3cc70d9f3092828f80b150e550e663b611e21d8f1c39f169ff4264187e082b42
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 (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1211, last updated August 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.