House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2144.
- 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. 2144, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4401b201f1359646544d61918cccfb57119528f3fc5fb1028f0136f0fb630d43
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. 2144, 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
26 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 20 Democrats
6 of 26 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
John Barrow (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Susan Davis (D-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Steve Israel (D-NY), Tom Latham (R-IA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
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- H.R. 702 (113th) Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013
- H.R. 4964 (113th) Seniors' Access to Social Security Act of 2014
- H.R. 2355 (113th) All-American Flag Act
- H.R. 2578 (113th) Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013
- H.R. 1127 (113th) Rebuild American Manufacturing 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.