House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 20, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3163.
- 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 August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3163, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
58654da0ba02df9da5827c65cfa5233581ad5deafe270553d42ec8e1d54888f7
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. 3163, 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
37 cosponsors — 37 Democrats
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Joe Garcia (D-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moran (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
- H.R. 507 (113th) Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act
- H.R. 1351 (113th) Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 114 (113th) Urging Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained United States combat role in Iraq or Syria.
- H.R. 1601 (113th) Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013
- H.R. 599 (113th) Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013
- H.R. 1599 (113th) Native American Suicide Prevention 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.