House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 8, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1414.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PINGREE of Maine, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1858):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1--The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all the other powers vested by this Constitution and the Government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 697 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1414, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1414
- 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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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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1414, last updated March 23, 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
75 cosponsors — 75 Democrats
0 of 75 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), William Enyart (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Sam Farr (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree.
- H.R. 671 (113th) Ruth Moore Act of 2013
- H.R. 2197 (113th) York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2014
- H.R. 1976 (113th) Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013
- H.R. 604 (113th) Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act
- H.R. 4020 (113th) Student Loan Forgiveness Tax Repayment Act of 2014
- H.R. 489 (113th) HUBZone Expansion Act of 2013
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.