House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2478.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CONAWAY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4038):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United State Constitution which provides Congress with the power to ``provide for...the general Welfare of the United States'' and in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, which provides Congress the power to ``... make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution...all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or, on in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 549 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2478, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2478
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6e931d1aa64f09659ed827bd56bde32dacc69dd6b939f4d133875c6f72748e85
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. 2478, 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 — 25 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 29 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. K. Conaway.
- H.Res. 21 (113th) Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.
- H.R. 1003 (113th) To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
- H.Con.Res. 16 (113th) Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- H.Res. 702 (113th) Affirming that private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening United States businesses throughout all sectors of the…
- H.R. 5329 (113th) Accountable Recovery 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.