House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 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. 1852.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H7252-H7253):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1852, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1852
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b096fac4dda433c9ee044284d4ca6b8517d4266e26c1ea75a398947329a98f06
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1852, last updated December 5, 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
272 cosponsors — 173 Republicans, 97 Democrats, 1 independent, 1 other
98 of 272 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lois Capps (D-CA) and 242 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Yoder.
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.