House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-242
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
Became law on Dec 18, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Scott D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Committee actionDec 4, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-242.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1447.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013” on December 9, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 4, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 9, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44947
- CBO publication date
- December 9, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1447, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013” on December 2, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 20, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 2, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49809
- CBO publication date
- December 2, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1447, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6770c64386efeadad192c373cfdc56d30e0271b15f3d6cd1533653c787671b9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-285 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 20, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/285
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1447, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6770c64386efeadad192c373cfdc56d30e0271b15f3d6cd1533653c787671b9
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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. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1859):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 50 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1447, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6770c64386efeadad192c373cfdc56d30e0271b15f3d6cd1533653c787671b9
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
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- H.R. 1695 (113th) Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
- H.R. 2865 (113th) Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2013
- H.R. 2369 (113th) Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013
- H.R. 359 (113th) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013
- H.R. 2372 (113th) Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing 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.