House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-29
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Committee actionJul 30, 2013
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 1, 2013
- Became lawAug 9, 2013
Latest action: Aug 9, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-29.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2167.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2957):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the General Welfare of the United States) and clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 154 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2167, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8b47167b0a6da6295da2cb4f830f8fa4c2c578178699c7d729f4fe88c243cda7
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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2167, last updated April 7, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Heck.
- H.R. 4950 (113th) Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act
- H.R. 5546 (113th) Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014
- H.R. 4861 (113th) Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act
- H.R. 5290 (113th) COMMUTE Act of 2014
- H.R. 4050 (113th) Servicemembers Opportunity Act
- H.R. 2168 (113th) Helping Heroes Vote 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.