House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-170
All Circuit Review Extension Act
Became law on Sep 26, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2014
- Committee actionMar 12, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 11, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 17, 2014
- Became lawSep 26, 2014
Latest action: Sep 26, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-170.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4197.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4197, All Circuit Review Extension Act” on April 2, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 12, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 2, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45233
- CBO publication date
- April 2, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4197, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4197, All Circuit Review Extension Act.” on August 12, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 12, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45643
- CBO publication date
- August 12, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4197, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5693ee15e97a7d315d43234ccd771ce83328de4ea763d4ddaddfb32d6a8c98c2
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-519 ↗.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/HRPT/519
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4197, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5693ee15e97a7d315d43234ccd771ce83328de4ea763d4ddaddfb32d6a8c98c2
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2302):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States grants the Congress the power to enact this law.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4197, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
- H.R. 1233 (113th) Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014
- H.R. 1234 (113th) Electronic Message Preservation Act
- H.R. 2690 (113th) Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013
- H.R. 1706 (113th) Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013
- H.R. 1842 (113th) Military Family Home Protection Act
- H.R. 1678 (113th) SEAS 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.