House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2013
- Committee actionJun 12, 2013
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2013 · 235–186
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 8, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2231.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-125 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 24, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 24, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/125
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2231, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2231
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3095):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2231, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2231
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bf045da54d0f11ae59f22f711457400e3a77e0547cf572787652e1ac91bc603d
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2231, last updated September 8, 2026. 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 — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doc Hastings.
- H.R. 527 (113th) Helium Stewardship Act of 2013
- H.R. 1158 (113th) North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act
- H.R. 4315 (113th) Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
- H.R. 1526 (113th) Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
- H.R. 1157 (113th) Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act
- H.R. 4899 (113th) Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
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.