House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2682.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2682, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2682
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2f918ec13e7ad217db0c252b507647913876ea8aa056c1253d0460c45de259ba
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. 2682, 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
158 cosponsors — 157 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 158 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 128 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Graves.
- H.J.Res. 62 (113th) Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013
- H.R. 1005 (113th) Defund Obamacare Act
- H.R. 3486 (113th) Transportation Empowerment Act
- H.R. 1496 (113th) Pest Free Food Supply Act
- H.R. 3558 (113th) Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 54 (113th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 62.
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.