House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 17, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 6, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3111.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H7252-H7253):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3111, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3111
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b1f68695fb8b66157176f77dd53e9e52e8ebaf8e08511149334e59b7a414c17e
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3111, last updated December 5, 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
225 cosponsors — 201 Republicans, 24 Democrats
24 of 225 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 195 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Carter.
- H.R. 2217 (113th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014
- H.J.Res. 79 (113th) Border Security and Enforcement Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.J.Res. 85 (113th) Federal Emergency Management Agency Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.R. 4903 (113th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
- H.R. 705 (113th) Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act
- H.R. 1591 (113th) CAL Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network 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.