House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2013
- Committee actionJun 11, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 8, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3488.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3488, Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014” on July 1, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 11, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 1, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45495
- CBO publication date
- July 1, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3488, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3488
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-511 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 3, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 3, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/511
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3488, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3488
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a602204b75729a0b7fed1217a1650e481df48b0274bb9c38c96b5dc59582e697
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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. 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 April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3488, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3488
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a602204b75729a0b7fed1217a1650e481df48b0274bb9c38c96b5dc59582e697
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
154 cosponsors — 70 Republicans, 83 Democrats, 1 independent
84 of 154 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 124 more.
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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.