House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 25, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1727.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2352):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1727, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1727
- 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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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1727, last updated September 8, 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
21 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 18 Democrats
3 of 21 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Chris Collins (R-NY), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), William Enyart (D-IL), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), James Moran (D-VA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Kurt Schrader (D-OR).
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.