House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 16, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2695.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4523):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2695, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2695, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
26 cosponsors — 26 Democrats
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Corrine Brown (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Bill Foster (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- H.R. 5108 (113th) To establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1501 (113th) Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act
- H.R. 3878 (113th) Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014
- H.R. 1498 (113th) To extend the interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
- H.Res. 514 (113th) Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.
- H.R. 4936 (113th) Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act
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.