Stolen Valor Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 258.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-84 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 20, 2013.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2013 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/84

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 258, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/258

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6bae782a0fb5aa766d9dbe91de700634fcf09a29c06aa66690a12466d0ceda71

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Nevada, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H171):
  The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  334 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 258, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/258

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6bae782a0fb5aa766d9dbe91de700634fcf09a29c06aa66690a12466d0ceda71

  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. 258, 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.