House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 14, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 14, 2013 · 403–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 20, 2013 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9115)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 219.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DENHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H85):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress) and Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 (relating to interstate compacts).Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 359 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 219, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66f2dd08ccc95b4f5b90a7380886f41892e2554a7293163208e381c65f1b95fe
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.152, which became Public Law 113-2 on 1/29/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 219, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66f2dd08ccc95b4f5b90a7380886f41892e2554a7293163208e381c65f1b95fe
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. 219, 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
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 11 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Albio Sires (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Denham.
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- H.R. 3893 (113th) Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency 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.