House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To provide drought assistance to the State of California and other affected western States.
Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 16, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4239.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUFFMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2434):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Office thereof. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular…Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 809 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4239, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4239
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4239, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
16 cosponsors — 16 Democrats
0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jared Huffman.
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.