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 4, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 217.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H55-H56):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; whereby the Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Furthermore, this bill makes specific changes to existing law, in accordance with the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, which states that ``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…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 846 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 217, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/217
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
82021a01893f51f7549b044b1f6af1eeed8b59e9a930c1255aecced21d26e18d
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. 217, 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
183 cosponsors — 179 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 other
3 of 183 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Campbell (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC) and 153 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.
- H.R. 2775 (113th) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
- H.R. 3393 (113th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses, to amend the Internal Revenue…
- H.R. 3732 (113th) Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) Act
- H.R. 940 (113th) Health Care Conscience Rights Act
- H.R. 2022 (113th) To prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until certifications…
- H.R. 1331 (113th) Electronic Health Records Improvement 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.