House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-23
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
Became law on Aug 9, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Cathy Rodgers R-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2013
- Committee actionFeb 4, 2013
- Passed HouseFeb 13, 2013 · 422–0
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2013
- Became lawAug 9, 2013
Latest action: Aug 9, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-23.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 267.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013” on February 1, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 22, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 1, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43874
- CBO publication date
- February 1, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b63d237f786ba9d727074d58ed2535bba490f672d324cc68a18c920a55c7b22e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 267, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013” on May 15, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 8, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44193
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b63d237f786ba9d727074d58ed2535bba490f672d324cc68a18c920a55c7b22e
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 113-38 ↗; H. Rept. 113-6 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 13, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/38
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/6 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b63d237f786ba9d727074d58ed2535bba490f672d324cc68a18c920a55c7b22e
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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H171):The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumerated by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to waterways for the development of hydroelectric power and flood control.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 237 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b63d237f786ba9d727074d58ed2535bba490f672d324cc68a18c920a55c7b22e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Diana DeGette (D-CO), John Dingell (D-MI), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Ben Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Lee Terry (R-NE), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cathy Rodgers.
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- H.Res. 162 (113th) Electing a Member to a standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 17 (113th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 383 (113th) Expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, former Member of the House for 15 terms and Speaker…
- H.Res. 453 (113th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 523 (113th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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.