House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2014
- Committee actionJul 15, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2014 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4250.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4250, Sunscreen Innovation Act” on July 24, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45580
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-558 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 24, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/558
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. WHITFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2434):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power *** to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 187 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.2141, which became Public Law 113-195 on 11/26/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4250, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
34 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 34 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), John Barrow (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Carney (D-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Sam Farr (D-CA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), James Renacci (R-OH), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Thomas Rooney (R-FL) and 4 more.
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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.