House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 30, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 9, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3386.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6955):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution enumerating congressional authority ``Rio establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 153 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3386, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3386
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 26, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862459ac697ac2f9ffdba54edb615f269d2051ca53501041c483ffee03dee343
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 noteFor further action, see S.1614, which became Public Law 113-74 on 1/16/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3386, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3386
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 26, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862459ac697ac2f9ffdba54edb615f269d2051ca53501041c483ffee03dee343
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 26, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
31 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 31 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Karen Bass (D-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Chris Collins (R-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Michael Grimm (R-NY), James Himes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), John Larson (D-CT), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Tom Marino (R-PA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Aaron Schock (R-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Fred Upton (R-MI) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
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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.