House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014

H.R. 1422Introduced Apr 9, 2013Policy area: Environmental Protection

Where it went

IntroducedApr 9, 2013
Committee actionApr 11, 2013
Passed HouseNov 18, 2014 · 229–191
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 19, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1422.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013” on April 22, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on April 11, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 22, 2013 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52538
CBO publication date
April 22, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1422, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-165 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on July 22, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 22, 2013 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1422, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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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. STEWART, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1858):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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H.R. 1422, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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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

21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans

0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Paul Broun (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), John Kline (R-MN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Tom Price (R-GA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Stewart.

Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress · UT-2 district

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