House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

H.R. 2746Introduced Jul 19, 2013Policy area: Law

Sponsor: Rep. Blake Farenthold R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 19, 2013
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 13, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2746.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FARENTHOLD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4826):
Article 1 Sec. 8
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H.R. 2746, 113th Congress
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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

12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans

0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Kline (R-MN), Tom Latham (R-IA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Blake Farenthold.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-27 district

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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.