House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 19, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1270.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. ROBY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1632):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests in the power of Congress in regards to appropriations, as enumerated in Article I, Section 7, Clause 1, Article I, Section 8, Clause I, and Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution. Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 (Bills of Revenue): ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.'' Article I, Section 8 (Enumerated Powers of Congress): ``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; but all…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,038 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1270, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1270
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1270, last updated September 8, 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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mo Brooks (R-AL), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), James Lankford (R-OK), Steve Southerland (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby.
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- H.R. 2089 (113th) Defending State Authority Over Education Act of 2013
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- H.R. 349 (113th) Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013
- H.J.Res. 17 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by…
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.