House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sponsor: Rep. Eni Faleomavaega D-ASWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 9, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 10, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1679.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2248):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 168 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1679, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a3613039b15eae65311ecbb50736db6750fb78f7a6520fd7b44321a277f6be0d
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 January 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eni Faleomavaega.
- H.Res. 714 (113th) To reaffirm the strong support of the United States Government for the peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and…
- H.R. 338 (113th) Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013
- H.R. 1278 (113th) Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2013
- H.R. 772 (113th) To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of the South China Sea dispute.
- H.R. 1279 (113th) United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013
- H.R. 4311 (113th) To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include American Samoa in the employment services provided under that Act, and for other purposes.
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.