House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3958.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROUN of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1511):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 325 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3958, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b994ef951c1bd2907998544928b8f52a03388672c3cce48887fa8eff7d7c76a7
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.5771, which became Public Law 113-295 on 12/19/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3958, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b994ef951c1bd2907998544928b8f52a03388672c3cce48887fa8eff7d7c76a7
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. 3958, 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Walter Jones (R-NC), James Langevin (D-RI), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Broun.
- H.R. 24 (113th) Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014
- H.R. 5544 (113th) Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2014
- H.R. 23 (113th) Sanctity of Human Life Act
- H.J.Res. 35 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.
- H.R. 2021 (113th) Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2013
- H.R. 75 (113th) American Sovereignty Restoration 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.