House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-245
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Committee actionOct 29, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2013 · 416–0
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 10, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-245.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2719.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act” on November 21, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 29, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44913
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2719, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2719
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3624f30d67aabd11f72ee12144e8443a0370f6c660535945d84882779d8c7dd7
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-275 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on November 21, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 21, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/275
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2719, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2719
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3624f30d67aabd11f72ee12144e8443a0370f6c660535945d84882779d8c7dd7
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4725):Article I, section 8, clause 1; and Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2719, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2719
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3624f30d67aabd11f72ee12144e8443a0370f6c660535945d84882779d8c7dd7
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Michael McCaul (R-TX), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
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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.