House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Security Before Access Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 16, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 18, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3299.
- 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. 3299, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13a37e30e225321e25c3198052c8144f41a7a38a1eab5fa5dcba3bc6200f3f66
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. 3299, 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 — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Susan Brooks (R-IN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David McKinley (R-WV), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Peter Roskam (R-IL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dennis Ross.
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- H.R. 5650 (113th) To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.
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.