House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 12, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 22, 2013 · 388–3
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1542.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1993):Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1542, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1542
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 July 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1542, last updated July 9, 2026. 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Brian Higgins (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jackie Speier (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan.
- H.R. 4007 (113th) Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
- H.R. 2952 (113th) Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act
- H.R. 3488 (113th) Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 90 (113th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.R. 5629 (113th) Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014
- H.R. 1094 (113th) Safeguard American Food Exports 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.