House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
S.O.S. Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4169.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2257):Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general welfare.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 361 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4169, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4169
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
228403e77f1e353293799210f9fe36e7a3dc37dd7a96b8d741b30d8807614a8f
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4169, last updated August 12, 2025. 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
39 cosponsors — 39 Democrats
0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bill Foster (D-IL), William Keating (D-MA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ben Luján (D-NM), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moran (D-VA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and 9 more.
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.