House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Transportation Empowerment Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 15, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3486.
- 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 September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3486, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3486
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3486, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
55 cosponsors — 54 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 55 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Doug Collins (R-GA), John Culberson (R-TX), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), George Holding (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), Billy Long (R-MO) and 25 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Graves.
- H.R. 2682 (113th) Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
- H.J.Res. 62 (113th) Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013
- H.R. 1005 (113th) Defund Obamacare Act
- H.R. 1496 (113th) Pest Free Food Supply Act
- H.R. 3558 (113th) Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 54 (113th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 62.
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.