House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2998.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5400):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 92 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2998, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2998
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
827a6cf1ba4de711fa651b2385b3071ffa8c92f0753a63efb87dfb87e74a37ac
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. 2998, 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
30 cosponsors — 30 Democrats
0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Denny Heck (D-WA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Niki Tsongas (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
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- H.R. 3543 (113th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2013
- H.R. 1579 (113th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013
- H.Res. 479 (113th) Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations…
- H.R. 5280 (113th) Employee Empowerment Act
- H.R. 505 (113th) Balancing Act
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.