House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-54
Drug Quality and Security Act
Became law on Nov 27, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Fred Upton R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 27, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 18, 2013 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2013
- Became lawNov 27, 2013
Latest action: Nov 27, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-54.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3204.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act” on September 27, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House of Representatives on September 26, 2013 (UPTON_006)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44631
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3204, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3204
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. UPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5922):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. (Commerce Clause)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 152 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3204, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3204
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3204, last updated April 7, 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
10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Diana DeGette (D-CO), John Dingell (D-MI), Gene Green (D-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Henry Waxman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.
- H.R. 5728 (113th) STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
- H.R. 3301 (113th) North American Energy Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 3350 (113th) Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013
- H.R. 3683 (113th) To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3677 (113th) To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 682 (113th) For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
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.