House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Stop Foreclosures Due to Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 14, 2014 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4255.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTWRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2485):Article I; Section 8; Clause 3 of the Constitution states The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes . . . And Article I; Section 8; Clause 4 of the Constitution states The Congress shall have Power To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States . . .Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 416 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4255, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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.
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. 4255, 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
66 cosponsors — 66 Democrats
0 of 66 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), William Enyart (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Joe Garcia (D-FL), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA) and 36 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Cartwright.
- H.R. 4092 (113th) Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014
- H.R. 1620 (113th) Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013
- H.R. 1725 (113th) Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
- H.R. 4981 (113th) Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2014
- H.R. 1175 (113th) FRESHER Act of 2013
- H.R. 2825 (113th) CLEANER Act of 2013
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.