House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Flores R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Committee actionJul 31, 2013
- Passed HouseNov 20, 2013 · 235–187
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 9, 2013 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2728.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2728, Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act” on October 30, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 30, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44679
- CBO publication date
- October 30, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2728, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2728
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-261 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 13, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/261
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2728, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2728
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. FLORES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4725):Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2728, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2728
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
56c2fb720fa5ae91dc4fbfcd5ec0d7793f4f946f19a55c3ae4b06aaa97df2239
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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
19 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 19 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Carter (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), David McKinley (R-WV), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Trey Radel (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Rob Woodall (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Flores.
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- H.Con.Res. 125 (113th) Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
- H.R. 2876 (113th) Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013
- H.R. 3725 (113th) Veterans Entrepreneurs Act of 2013
- H.R. 631 (113th) Servicemembers' Choice in Transition 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.