House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1354.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1354, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1354
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
15b8ff91dc308e3334615fdf9efa5c0f79774c0b859f484ebcf3f5f473d07d59
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. 1354, 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
166 cosponsors — 76 Republicans, 90 Democrats
90 of 166 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), John Carney (D-DE), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and 136 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Heck.
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- H.R. 2166 (113th) Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
- H.R. 5076 (113th) Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2014
- H.R. 1742 (113th) Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013
- H.R. 4017 (113th) To designate a peak located in Nevada as "Mount Reagan".
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.