House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2014
- Committee actionJun 24, 2014
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2014 · 237–190
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 20, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4012.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014” on October 3, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 24, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 3, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49443
- CBO publication date
- October 3, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4012, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4012
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-619 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on November 13, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/619
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4012, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4012
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
697dddcc5db17f069e09b8c7a6213c75be738bfedc34e1088e5e20a0ed05b4c5
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCHWEIKERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1686):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 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 September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 462 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4012, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4012
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
697dddcc5db17f069e09b8c7a6213c75be738bfedc34e1088e5e20a0ed05b4c5
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
53 cosponsors — 53 Republicans
0 of 53 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Joe Barton (R-TX), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and 23 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.