House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
USA FREEDOM Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 29, 2013
- Committee actionMay 7, 2014
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2014 · 303–121
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 5, 2014 — Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3361.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3361, USA FREEDOM Act” on May 15, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on May 8, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45353
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3361, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3361
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
032fd6616b150638bad0966e695e216de7519cf57e5adf3fec8fa0af16d9dff4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3361, USA FREEDOM Act” on May 15, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45354
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3361, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3361
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
032fd6616b150638bad0966e695e216de7519cf57e5adf3fec8fa0af16d9dff4
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 113-452,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 113-452,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 15, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/452
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/452 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3361, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3361
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
032fd6616b150638bad0966e695e216de7519cf57e5adf3fec8fa0af16d9dff4
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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. SENSENBRENNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6901):Article I, section 8, clause 3 and Article I, section 8, clause 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3361, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3361
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
032fd6616b150638bad0966e695e216de7519cf57e5adf3fec8fa0af16d9dff4
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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
152 cosponsors — 71 Republicans, 80 Democrats, 1 other
80 of 152 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Karen Bass (D-CA), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Ami Bera (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Steve Daines (R-MT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and 122 more.
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.