House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2014
- Committee actionMar 5, 2014
- Passed HouseMar 13, 2014 · 244–171
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 24, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3973.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014” on March 11, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45177
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3973, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3973
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f0639b47f35c29606e00171c111cbb4f3b4899077d4dc4d974f752cb6f508309
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-376 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 8, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 8, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/376
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3973, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3973
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f0639b47f35c29606e00171c111cbb4f3b4899077d4dc4d974f752cb6f508309
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1512):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3973, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3973
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f0639b47f35c29606e00171c111cbb4f3b4899077d4dc4d974f752cb6f508309
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 noteWhen the House agreed to H.Res.511, it adopted language printed in Rules Committee Print 113-42. Although the bill's text has not changed since introduction, it was determined that, for status purposes, the bill be considered amended.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3973, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3973
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f0639b47f35c29606e00171c111cbb4f3b4899077d4dc4d974f752cb6f508309
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3973, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
37 cosponsors — 37 Republicans
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Doug Collins (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), George Holding (R-NC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Matt Salmon (R-AZ) and 7 more.
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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.