House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-27
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Committee actionAug 1, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2013 · 413–0
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesAug 2, 2013
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2013
- Became lawAug 9, 2013
Latest action: Aug 9, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1344.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GABBARD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1827):The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1344, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1344
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f352e14cfeae77ffb2ec3c9ae9f4bc63d32282074e56de9aa4aa15e10af00319
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. 1344, 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
24 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 independent
8 of 24 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Peter King (R-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Tom Price (R-GA), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.
- H.Con.Res. 83 (113th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
- H.R. 4232 (113th) Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act
- H.Res. 761 (113th) Recognizing the benefits of charitable giving and expressing support for the designation of December 2, 2014, as Giving Tuesday.
- H.R. 2287 (113th) Native Hawaiian Education Act
- H.R. 3934 (113th) Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act of 2014
- H.R. 5131 (113th) ACT Now for Veterans Act
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.