House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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- IntroducedMay 16, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2010.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2718):Article 1, Section 8, clause 3, which provides Congress the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign Nations and among the several States.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 141 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2010, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2010
- 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.
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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
18 cosponsors — 18 Republicans
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Billy Long (R-MO), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Bill Posey (R-FL), Tom Rice (R-SC), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Randy Weber (R-TX), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr.
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- H.R. 4167 (113th) Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act
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- H.R. 2673 (113th) Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
- H.R. 4106 (113th) Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
- H.R. 3002 (113th) No Bailouts for State and local Governments 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.