House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Deployed Troops Support 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: May 6, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1756.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POSEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2353):Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the Constitution of the United States: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 521 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1756, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1756
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1756, 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
13 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 13 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), William Enyart (D-IL), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
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- H.R. 1726 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
- H.R. 4662 (113th) Bureau Advisory Opinion Act
- H.R. 792 (113th) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013
- H.R. 5063 (113th) ASTEROIDS Act
- H.R. 3170 (113th) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act
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.