House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 25, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 203.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULVANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H55):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. ``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 3. ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' The 14th Amendment to the Constitution. ``No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 858 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 203, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/203
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
60103f3239832a43c5b1e0ae92068c448b34bc1533d3310d65e19bef86f71c94
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. 203, 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
25 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 25 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), Billy Long (R-MO), William Owens (D-NY), Reid Ribble (R-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Aaron Schock (R-IL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
- H.R. 4554 (113th) Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014
- H.R. 4804 (113th) Bureau Examination Fairness Act
- H.R. 730 (113th) PESTT Act
- H.R. 5360 (113th) American Renaissance in Manufacturing Act
- H.R. 1567 (113th) New Fair Deal CEO's Act of 2013
- H.J.Res. 108 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
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.