House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2013
- Committee actionJul 31, 2013
- Passed HouseSep 9, 2013 · 415–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2844.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013” on August 30, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 31, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 30, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44539
- CBO publication date
- August 30, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2844, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2844
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-189 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 9, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 9, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/189
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2844, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2844
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae3d17a44d6f2e7d60c8f27043485b1398b21c7fc311f83a4084c873ee82fad0
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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. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5093):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2844, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2844
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae3d17a44d6f2e7d60c8f27043485b1398b21c7fc311f83a4084c873ee82fad0
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise.
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- H.R. 3335 (113th) Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act
- H.Res. 431 (113th) Calling on the United States Senate to increase sanctions against Iran.
- H.R. 4304 (113th) Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act
- H.R. 4064 (113th) FAIR 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.