House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013

H.R. 2876Introduced Jul 31, 2013Policy area: Taxation

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Flores R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 31, 2013
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 31, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2876.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLORES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5261):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
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H.R. 2876, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 12, 2025
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September 23, 2026
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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

28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans

0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Dan Benishek (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Paul Cook (R-CA), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Kevin Yoder (R-KS), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Flores.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-17 district

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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.