House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-117
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2014
- Committee actionMar 13, 2014
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 22, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 30, 2014
- Became lawJun 9, 2014
Latest action: Jun 9, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-117.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4032.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4032, North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014” on March 21, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 18, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45202
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4032, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4032
- 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. 113-413 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 10, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 10, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/413
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4032, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4032
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75d7391e4937a9ac681f87f488c4fb8abd364db9eaf5f8ec464258c70e0c78a9
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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. HALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1771):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 32 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4032, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4032
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75d7391e4937a9ac681f87f488c4fb8abd364db9eaf5f8ec464258c70e0c78a9
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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.