House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Military Family Home Protection Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 18, 2013 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1842.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2484):Article I, section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' power ``To provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the United States Constitution, the reported bill is authorized by Congress' power ``To raise and support…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 787 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1842, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1842
- 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. 1842, 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
15 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 13 Democrats, 1 independent
1 of 15 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Susan Davis (D-CA), John Delaney (D-MD), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
- H.R. 4197 (113th) All Circuit Review Extension Act
- H.R. 1233 (113th) Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014
- H.R. 1234 (113th) Electronic Message Preservation Act
- H.R. 2690 (113th) Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013
- H.R. 1706 (113th) Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013
- H.R. 1678 (113th) SEAS 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.