House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Beto O'Rourke D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1265.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. O'ROURKE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1631):The constitutional authority for this legislation is Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 12.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 120 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1265, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1265
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66c10d46376e622dcc6d8bb8fd2449536dc932136d6236694999e0465dad0174
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.933, which became Public Law 113-6 on 3/26/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1265, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1265
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66c10d46376e622dcc6d8bb8fd2449536dc932136d6236694999e0465dad0174
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.
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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
16 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 13 Democrats
3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Ann Kuster (D-NH), John Lewis (D-GA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), David Price (D-NC), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
- H.R. 4971 (113th) Ask Veterans Act
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- H.R. 3045 (113th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Defense provides each member of the Armed Forces, before the member…
- H.R. 2036 (113th) Foster Children Opportunity Act
- H.R. 3431 (113th) American Families United Act
- H.R. 4303 (113th) Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement 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.