House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1355.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUELSKAMP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1827):This legislation is introduced under the authority of Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This bill restores the proper balance of power between the federal and state governments as intended under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by devolving the responsibility of providing food assistance for low income citizens to the states. It reinforces the founding constitutional principle that state governments are properly situated with attending to their citizens' health, safety, and general welfare.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 572 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1355, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1355
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 23, 2026). 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Ted Poe (R-TX), Trey Radel (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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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.