House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 9, 2013
- Committee actionJun 3, 2013
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1919.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1919, Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013” on May 31, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 15, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44299
- CBO publication date
- May 31, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1919, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1919, Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013” on June 3, 2013. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for H.R. 1919, as Provided to CBO on May 31, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 3, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44307
- CBO publication date
- June 3, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1919, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
06042ab408bd78a5212ba65bc5f5ff9b5436386254055fa28ff3710d7195afe8
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-93 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 3, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/93
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1919, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2569):Taxation: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 171 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1919, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
06042ab408bd78a5212ba65bc5f5ff9b5436386254055fa28ff3710d7195afe8
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1919, last updated April 21, 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
20 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Dingell (D-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Tom Latham (R-IA), Billy Long (R-MO), Jim Matheson (D-UT), David McKinley (R-WV), Pete Olson (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Fred Upton (R-MI), David Valadao (R-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
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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.