House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 14, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1695.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2298):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1695, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
47daee7f45874c6135b97fba99ebdad5067345ee5bd6b0f766e38025225f3b65
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1695, last updated December 5, 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
21 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 17 Democrats
4 of 21 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Trey Radel (R-FL), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 1447 (113th) Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
- H.R. 1318 (113th) Youth PROMISE Act
- H.R. 2865 (113th) Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2013
- H.R. 2369 (113th) Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013
- H.R. 359 (113th) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013
- H.R. 2372 (113th) Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing 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.