House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-188
Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014
Became law on Nov 26, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2014
- Committee actionMar 12, 2014
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 16, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 12, 2014
- To the PresidentNov 17, 2014
- Became lawNov 26, 2014
Latest action: Nov 26, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-188.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4194.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4194, Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014” on April 24, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 12, 2014, with a subsequent amendment in the nature of a substitute provided on April 21, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 24, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45303
- CBO publication date
- April 24, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4194, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4194
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27c186567565f192543ff3af68ad85d9d8a5ae465f15b342f9350ea9687d2ef0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4194, Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014” on July 17, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45513
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4194, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4194
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27c186567565f192543ff3af68ad85d9d8a5ae465f15b342f9350ea9687d2ef0
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 113-232 ↗; H. Rept. 113-419 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/232
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/419 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4194, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4194
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27c186567565f192543ff3af68ad85d9d8a5ae465f15b342f9350ea9687d2ef0
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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. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2302):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. ``To make all Law which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers . . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 143 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4194, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4194
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
27c186567565f192543ff3af68ad85d9d8a5ae465f15b342f9350ea9687d2ef0
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4194, last updated August 20, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa.
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- H.R. 2061 (113th) Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013
- H.R. 1163 (113th) Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013
- H.R. 1211 (113th) FOIA Act
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.