House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2013
- Committee actionMar 13, 2014
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2014 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1501.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1501, Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act” on March 21, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 13, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45196
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1501, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1501
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 113-392 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 1, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 1, 2014 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/392
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1501, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1501
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1957):The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1501, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1501
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Steve Israel (D-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter King (R-NY), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- H.R. 5108 (113th) To establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3878 (113th) Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014
- H.R. 2695 (113th) American Public Housing Act of 2013
- H.R. 1498 (113th) To extend the interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
- H.Res. 514 (113th) Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.
- H.R. 4936 (113th) Vulnerable Immigrant Voice 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.