House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 22, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1416.
- 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 September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1416, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1416
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca10cd9c86be35d0249ba0baa57ab2940915f786803e1c7d3396a4540d94d039
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. 1416, 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
123 cosponsors — 86 Republicans, 37 Democrats
37 of 123 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Carter (R-TX), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 93 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Renee Ellmers.
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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.