House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
STOP Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 6, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1593.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1593, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1593
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1593, 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
159 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 157 Democrats, 1 independent
1 of 159 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 129 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier.
- H.R. 520 (113th) Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
- H.J.Res. 113 (113th) Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
- H.R. 5524 (113th) Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014
- H.Res. 408 (113th) Expressing sincere condolences and support for assistance to the people of the Philippines and all those affected by the tragic Super…
- H.R. 5009 (113th) Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 69 (113th) Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution 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.