House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Michaud D-MEWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Committee actionAug 1, 2013
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 22, 2013 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1443.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1443, Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2013” on August 9, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 1, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44497
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1443, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1443
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-247 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 22, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 22, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/247
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1443, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1443
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8117445f90e3c6c9fbcb485b0fb55208327a6a7f7d6aaefc2ae5897e7d415dd1
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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. MICHAUD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1859):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1443, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1443
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8117445f90e3c6c9fbcb485b0fb55208327a6a7f7d6aaefc2ae5897e7d415dd1
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Michaud.
- H.R. 4527 (113th) To remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for…
- H.R. 4399 (113th) Comprehensive Department of Veterans Affairs Performance Management and Accountability Reform Act of 2014
- H.R. 3040 (113th) Safe Freight Act
- H.R. 921 (113th) Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
- H.R. 2088 (113th) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence.
- H.R. 612 (113th) Safe and Efficient Transportation 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.