House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 18, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2409.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SALMON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3759):Congress' authority to regulate congressional elections derives primarily from Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution (known as the Elections Clause). The Elections Clause provides that the states will prescribe the ``Times, Places and Manner'' of congressional elections, and that Congress may ``make or alter'' the states' regulations at any time, except as to the places of choosing Senators. The courts have held that the Elections Clause grants Congress broad authority to override state regulations in this area. Therefore, while the Elections Clause contemplates both state and federal authority to regulate congressional elections, Congress' authority is paramount to that of the…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 707 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2409, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2409
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
449bed4e3d7f42c700058c44f6264e97e37d551c120a29ab7ea4065414683e1b
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. 2409, 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
29 cosponsors — 29 Republicans
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon.
- H.R. 3136 (113th) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014
- H.R. 1908 (113th) FREE Act
- H.R. 3225 (113th) Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.
- H.R. 5053 (113th) Expedited Family Reunification Act of 2014
- H.R. 4897 (113th) Transparency in Education Act
- H.R. 1847 (113th) Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments 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.