House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 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. 1728.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RANGEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2352):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1728, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1728
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
be254a199c8a63b0aa73a80d854a8f341d74ed30b35d32eb41b70359fc6a5e59
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. 1728, 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
62 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 61 Democrats
1 of 62 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), James Himes (D-CT), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL) and 32 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Rangel.
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- H.Con.Res. 41 (113th) Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula.
- H.R. 2001 (113th) VETS Act of 2013
- H.R. 1527 (113th) Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 91 (113th) Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
- H.R. 2893 (113th) CURE 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.