House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2013
- Committee actionJul 17, 2013
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2013 · 232–181
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 9, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1582.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013” on July 22, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44443
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1582, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1582
- 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. 113-164 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 22, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 22, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/164
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1582, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1582
- 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. CASSIDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2066):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1582, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1582
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b6fa28d3b6464e3275c81d65d15d7c0a28adcb504df6045a2493721d2c26fd00
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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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Gregg Harper (R-MS), John Kline (R-MN), David McKinley (R-WV), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
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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.