Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3741.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8110):
  The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, as well as the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution. By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia H.R. 3742. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this legislation is based is found in article I, section 8, clause 18 granting Congress the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution 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

  658 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3741, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3741

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  bd3dcf1fdef65c9cd277b267bd5a307a60cacc9ac0a5b23966f5f491761557e1

  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. 3741, 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.