House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 29, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2249.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MORAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3096):Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 This Bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which provides Congress with the power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 237 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2249, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 9, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7211d48cd7dcbe606f77ef67c837949d4d5173ce0a5dd219419b4ddeb427c1ed
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.3979, which became Public Law 113-291 on 12/19/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2249, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 9, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7211d48cd7dcbe606f77ef67c837949d4d5173ce0a5dd219419b4ddeb427c1ed
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 9, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2249, last updated December 9, 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
14 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 12 Democrats
2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), David Jolly (R-FL), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), James McGovern (D-MA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tim Ryan (D-OH), John Tierney (D-MA), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Moran.
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- H.R. 4148 (113th) Humane Cosmetics Act
- H.Res. 208 (113th) Expressing opposition to the use of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, argon, or other gases to euthanize shelter…
- H.Con.Res. 27 (113th) Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
- H.R. 4525 (113th) Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act
- H.R. 1509 (113th) Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for Educators 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.