House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-39
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2013 · 423–0
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2013
- Became lawSep 30, 2013
Latest action: Sep 30, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-39.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3210.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COFFMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H6011-H6012):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 800 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3210, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3210
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
97ec5a94197ed0ec67d20728972c709fd3cbe736d72d524f26ba3655831bd8a7
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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3210, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Tom Latham (R-IA), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Coffman.
- H.R. 1412 (113th) Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013
- H.R. 1402 (113th) VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013
- H.R. 3593 (113th) VA Construction Assistance Act of 2014
- H.R. 4261 (113th) Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014
- H.R. 2882 (113th) Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013
- H.R. 435 (113th) Military Enlistment Opportunity 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.