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: Jul 8, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1716.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PETRI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2299):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1716, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1716, last updated March 23, 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
6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats
5 of 6 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.
Gene Green (D-TX), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Ron Kind (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Scott (D-GA), Juan Vargas (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Petri.
- H.R. 2353 (113th) To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of vehicles on certain Wisconsin highways, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 112 (113th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 3505 (113th) TEACH Act
- H.R. 347 (113th) 21st Century Readiness Act
- H.R. 632 (113th) Voluntary Protection Program Act
- H.R. 926 (113th) Social Security Identity Defense 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.