House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 23, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 23, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 383.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H282):Article I, section 8, clauses 11, 12, 13, 14, and 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 383, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/383
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 383, 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
45 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 other
11 of 45 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), William Enyart (D-IL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), James Lankford (R-OK), David Loebsack (D-IA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Richard Nugent (R-FL) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.