House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Flexibility to Farm Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 22, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1304.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1720):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3-- The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations, and among several States, and with Indian Tribes. Also, the Tenth Amendment-- The powers not Delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 345 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1304, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1304
- 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. 1304, 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
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Robert Latta (R-OH), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Candice Miller (R-MI), Pete Olson (R-TX), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
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- H.Res. 250 (113th) Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
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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.