House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-19
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2013
- Committee actionApr 24, 2013
- Passed HouseJun 11, 2013 · 404–0
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 12, 2013
- Became lawJul 18, 2013
Latest action: Jul 18, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-19.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 251.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-78 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 17, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 17, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/78
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 251, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a5421e7c3b543783812bf02cdc395fab82955fed10195af2282cfe429e6ba1b5
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H171):Tenth AmendmentSource: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 15 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 251, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a5421e7c3b543783812bf02cdc395fab82955fed10195af2282cfe429e6ba1b5
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 (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 251, last updated December 5, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 254 (113th) Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
- H.R. 255 (113th) To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions…
- H.R. 882 (113th) Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2013
- H.R. 253 (113th) Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
- H.Con.Res. 108 (113th) Providing for the correction of the enrollment of H.R. 5021.
- H.R. 328 (113th) Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal 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.