House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Committee actionMay 15, 2013
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2013 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1417.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-87 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on May 20, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/87
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90764c35827fb06975c9a7b83fceefae0e5c4d626ceb067757abdc765bf81449
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1858):Article I, section 8, clause 1; and Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, record updated January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1417, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90764c35827fb06975c9a7b83fceefae0e5c4d626ceb067757abdc765bf81449
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 (as of January 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1417, last updated January 27, 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
20 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 20 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Ron Barber (D-AZ), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Billy Long (R-MO), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Candice Miller (R-MI), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.
- H.R. 756 (113th) Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013
- H.R. 3696 (113th) National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 120 (113th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World…
- H.R. 5685 (113th) Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014
- H.R. 755 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
- H.R. 2997 (113th) One In, Two Out 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.