House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-290
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2013
- Committee actionSep 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2014
- Became lawDec 19, 2014
Latest action: Dec 19, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-290.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3608.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3608, Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act” on November 21, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 18, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49793
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3608, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3608
- 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. 113-625 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 18, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 18, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/625
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3608, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e79e2f8f57181700d6ed2ca5584f6b431dd61bc88c44baee4b88c05f5c5aeda2
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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. NOLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7356):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution vests Congress with the authority to engage in relations with the tribesSource: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 137 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3608, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e79e2f8f57181700d6ed2ca5584f6b431dd61bc88c44baee4b88c05f5c5aeda2
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nolan.
- H.R. 4926 (113th) To designate a segment of Interstate Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway".
- H.R. 2650 (113th) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013
- H.R. 4220 (113th) School District 318 Land Exchange Act
- H.R. 3224 (113th) No Government No Pay Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 70 (113th) Recognizing the critical contributions international volunteers provide to the United States.
- H.R. 4736 (113th) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
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.