House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 22, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3505.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PETRI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7152):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3505, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 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 March 23, 2026). 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
53 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 33 Democrats
33 of 53 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), David Jolly (R-FL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Vance McAllister (R-LA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Petri.
- H.R. 2353 (113th) To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of vehicles on certain Wisconsin highways, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 112 (113th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 347 (113th) 21st Century Readiness Act
- H.R. 632 (113th) Voluntary Protection Program Act
- H.R. 1716 (113th) ExCEL Act of 2013
- H.R. 926 (113th) Social Security Identity Defense 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.