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: Jun 4, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2250.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OWENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3096):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
32dd5228746a2f8ce55840ef6473dd9b1af7902096a75d46f91c5a894c259792
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2250, last updated August 12, 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
17 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats
8 of 17 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Delaney (D-MD), Bill Foster (D-IL), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Joseph Heck (R-NV), James Himes (D-CT), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James Renacci (R-OH), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Owens.
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- H.R. 1140 (113th) Family Friendly HSA Improvement Act of 2013
- H.R. 1298 (113th) To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.
- H.R. 1266 (113th) To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international…
- H.R. 1297 (113th) Agricultural Credit Expansion 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.