House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Housing Assistance Eligibility Verification Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Aderholt R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2729.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ADERHOLT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4725):Its ability to provide for the general welfare pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and to make laws which are necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers granted by Article 1, Section 8 as pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. This includes the power to enact laws that strengthen the management of federal housing assistance programs.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 365 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2729, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
04f6e722ca1d1b06745b1e4431495b2a5d56c6f9351058150e4b383b4bb2a65a
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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.
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sam Farr (D-CA), David Reichert (R-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt.
- H.J.Res. 75 (113th) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.J.Res. 77 (113th) Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.R. 2410 (113th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
- H.R. 4800 (113th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
- H.R. 4635 (113th) Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 56 (113th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a certain lock and dam should be known and designated as the "Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam".
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.