House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013

H.R. 2492Introduced Jun 25, 2013Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

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 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. 2492.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DesJARLAIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4039):
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Nugent (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott DesJarlais.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-4 district

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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.