House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 15, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 259.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H7252-H7253):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 259, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c5fa2b764b3655de487eeeb524202531bcb49c59d582bd3cf272218cd2cf092
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 259, 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
39 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Trey Radel (R-FL) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo.
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- H.R. 4432 (113th) Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014
- H.R. 3363 (113th) Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013
- H.R. 888 (113th) General Duty Clarification Act of 2013
- H.R. 1569 (113th) New Fair Deal Busting America's Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies 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.