House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 17, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3878.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H473):Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the United States Constitution related to general welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 113 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3878, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3878
- 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. 3878, 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
29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Sam Farr (D-CA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), James Moran (D-VA), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- H.R. 5108 (113th) To establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1501 (113th) Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act
- H.R. 2695 (113th) American Public Housing Act of 2013
- H.R. 1498 (113th) To extend the interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
- H.Res. 514 (113th) Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.
- H.R. 4936 (113th) Vulnerable Immigrant Voice 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.