House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-122
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 18, 2013
- Committee actionFeb 4, 2013
- Passed HouseFeb 12, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 22, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJun 23, 2014
- To the PresidentJun 25, 2014
- Became lawJun 30, 2014
Latest action: Jun 30, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-122.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 316.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 113-69 ↗; H. Rept. 113-7 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 27, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/69
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/7 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 316, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
814b5e2713505a6b68454b27a7ceed15fc6735a26d9dac18a207ae4d854ef167
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ESTY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H178):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 316, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
814b5e2713505a6b68454b27a7ceed15fc6735a26d9dac18a207ae4d854ef167
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 316, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Esty.
- H.R. 4325 (113th) Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014
- H.R. 3383 (113th) Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
- H.R. 5486 (113th) Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014
- H.R. 3243 (113th) Supporting Teachers and Enhancing Manufacturing (STEM) Jobs Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 67 (113th) Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many United States postal facilities for all people in the United States in particular…
- H.R. 2102 (113th) Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events 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.