House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 4, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2776.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4857):Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the exercise of legislative powers generally granted to Congress by that section, including the exercise of those powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive; AND Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof;'Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 648 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2776, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2776
- 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. 2776, 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
38 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 38 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), William Enyart (D-IL), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis.
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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.