House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to any Federal department or agency to provide technical assistance to nongovernment entities for the production of motion pictures, television shows, and other audiovisual programs.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 21, 2014 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4072.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARROW of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1880):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4072, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4072
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 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.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Barrow.
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- H.Res. 633 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House with respect to accountability for mismanagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- H.J.Res. 33 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the…
- H.R. 2614 (113th) To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian…
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.