House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Justice Exists for All of Us Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 24, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2812.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2812, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2812
- 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.
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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
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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- H.R. 3202 (113th) Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act
- H.R. 60 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in…
- H.Res. 632 (113th) Recognizing June 19, 2014, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.Res. 268 (113th) Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.R. 2434 (113th) Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013
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.