House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Grimm R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 20, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4144.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIMM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2148):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3,Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4144, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
585e09c30d97a117031f420a15ec05ae50d49927894fd78b6167ad2e65c7f479
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’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Steve Israel (D-NY), David Jolly (R-FL), Peter King (R-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Pete Sessions (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Grimm.
- H.R. 3370 (113th) Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
- H.R. 2591 (113th) To amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
- H.R. 180 (113th) National Blue Alert Act of 2013
- H.R. 634 (113th) Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 14 (113th) Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the…
- H.Con.Res. 93 (113th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3370.
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.