House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 18, 2013
- Committee actionOct 29, 2013
- Passed HouseMar 11, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 12, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 311.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 311, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act” on November 8, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 29, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 8, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44719
- CBO publication date
- November 8, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 311, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/311
- 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. 113-375 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 6, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 6, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/375
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 311, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
11663ae3c663d3107e4ae5aa1ed19a9dfe7f5a051d74744e77c2d5a4869e068d
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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. CRAWFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H177):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8, which include the power to ``regulate commerce . . . among the several States . . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 200 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 311, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
11663ae3c663d3107e4ae5aa1ed19a9dfe7f5a051d74744e77c2d5a4869e068d
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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
73 cosponsors — 68 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 73 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and 43 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eric Crawford.
- H.R. 742 (113th) Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013
- H.R. 4319 (113th) Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014
- H.J.Res. 126 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control entitlement spending.
- H.R. 4157 (113th) Farmer Identity Protection Act
- H.R. 2221 (113th) Sunshine on Government Act of 2013
- H.R. 3403 (113th) Drug Free Commercial Driver 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.