House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2013
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 7, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1856.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KUSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2484):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the 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) of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 322 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1856, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1856
- 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. 1856, 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
16 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 16 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Luke Messer (R-IN), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Scott Peters (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ann Kuster.
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- H.R. 4864 (113th) Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014
- H.R. 2439 (113th) Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013
- H.R. 3115 (113th) Small Business Growth Through Exports 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.