House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2013
- Committee actionJul 23, 2013
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2013 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 124.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2787.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-171 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/171
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2787, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WOLF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4979):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- 988 characters
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- H.R. 2787, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8efc3e53ea6ae4d66323d7b95c6d037742157580ec2fe5baaf225161000ceda8
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.3547, which became Public Law 113-76 on 1/17/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 2787, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8efc3e53ea6ae4d66323d7b95c6d037742157580ec2fe5baaf225161000ceda8
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf.
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- H.Res. 36 (113th) Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
- H.R. 4223 (113th) International Conflicts of Concern Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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