House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 13, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2355.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2355, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2355
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
61422560fd82a5a9fced67e876f0301c87a46ba73cc3d476818a20b275948e14
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. 2355, 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
15 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 9 Democrats
6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Mo Brooks (R-AL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Peter King (R-NY), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Bill Posey (R-FL), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.
- H.R. 904 (113th) Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act
- H.R. 702 (113th) Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013
- H.R. 2144 (113th) Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2013
- H.R. 4964 (113th) Seniors' Access to Social Security Act of 2014
- H.R. 2578 (113th) Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013
- H.R. 1127 (113th) Rebuild American Manufacturing 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.