House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 8, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 8, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3274.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARBER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6412):Article 1, Section 8, To raise and support armies Article 1, Section 8, To provide and maintain a navy By Mrs. BLACKBURN H.R. 3275. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 238 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3274, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3274
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a80591d2ac7c333a87af94973eb06eedb795ea2afb6ee77da43bbcfd1e594490
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. 3274, 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
25 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 19 Democrats
6 of 25 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carney (D-DE), David Cicilline (D-RI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Delaney (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Pete Gallego (D-TX), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Denny Heck (D-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Billy Long (R-MO), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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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.