House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 12, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1496.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1957):Article I, Section 1--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 443 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1496, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1496
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41ae8e5538609f7a975ac419aa8035033c1f8b25bf21d4e2945c9289307bced0
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1496, last updated August 12, 2025. 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
36 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 36 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
John Barrow (D-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), James Lankford (R-OK), Tom Latham (R-IA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Graves.
- H.R. 2682 (113th) Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
- H.J.Res. 62 (113th) Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013
- H.R. 1005 (113th) Defund Obamacare Act
- H.R. 3486 (113th) Transportation Empowerment Act
- H.R. 3558 (113th) Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 54 (113th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 62.
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.