House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 22, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3539.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7252):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1--The Congress shall have Power to . . . '' provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Article 1, 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 thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 423 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3539, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3539
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70eb84bd5496ff1689d3c7c6f0986744dc0b2413eb10c1aaec502bd0275de31b
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3539, last updated August 12, 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
68 cosponsors — 68 Republicans
0 of 68 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), George Holding (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH) and 38 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Billy Long.
- H.R. 3308 (113th) Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014
- H.R. 1440 (113th) Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013
- H.Res. 129 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should not pass any legislation that would tax or confiscate…
- H.R. 3376 (113th) Fairness for Lost Coverage 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.