House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1222.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HANABUSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1549):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 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 the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 401 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1222, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1222, last updated August 12, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Colleen Hanabusa.
- H.R. 111 (113th) Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 1855 (113th) To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines…
- H.R. 966 (113th) Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2013
- H.R. 912 (113th) Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2013
- H.R. 110 (113th) To require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on…
- H.R. 810 (113th) To grant the Secretary of Defense the authority to transfer funding under a continuing resolution, and for other purposes.
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.