House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-251
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 29, 2013
- Committee actionDec 10, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-251.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3374.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6902):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 704 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3374, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3374
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
61a80f5ce31eac4c7058742d614c5489385b90ce6a19e7abe6353f411fdbb299
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3374, last updated December 5, 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
31 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 1 independent
11 of 31 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carney (D-DE), James Cooper (D-TN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Delaney (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bill Foster (D-IL), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Denny Heck (D-WA), James Himes (D-CT), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Gary Peters (D-MI), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), James Renacci (R-OH), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Mark Takano (D-CA), Lee Terry (R-NE), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Daniel Webster (R-FL) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derek Kilmer.
- H.R. 4751 (113th) To make technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to reflect the renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial…
- H.R. 5617 (113th) Copyright and Marriage Equality Act
- H.R. 2332 (113th) Adoption Tax Credit Tribal Parity Act of 2013
- H.R. 2654 (113th) Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2013
- H.R. 4732 (113th) Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014
- H.R. 1643 (113th) Employee Hardship Financial Relief 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.