House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-288
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 19, 2013
- Committee actionDec 15, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2014
- Became lawDec 19, 2014
Latest action: Dec 19, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-288.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2754.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUTTERFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4826):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--The United States Congress shall have power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 176 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2754, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2754
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
714e5a73fcfcf14d36f764b5dab1d1b7c1671cf77f13997e5ed51037859f4a0d
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 September 8, 2026). 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
4 of 5 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Lee Terry (R-NE), Henry Waxman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. G. K. Butterfield.
- H.J.Res. 120 (113th) Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the…
- H.R. 5142 (113th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 West Jackson Street in Rich Square, North Carolina, as the…
- H.R. 1288 (113th) World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act
- H.R. 595 (113th) Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013
- H.R. 2881 (113th) SERVE Act
- H.R. 4829 (113th) ROAD Act of 2014
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.