House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 18, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 274.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H7252-H7253):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/274
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 274, last updated August 12, 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
85 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 78 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 85 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), John Delaney (D-MD), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), William Enyart (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Pete Gallego (D-TX), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX) and 55 more.
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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.