House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2014
- Committee actionJul 15, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 9, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2014 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4290.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4290, Wakefield Act of 2014” on July 23, 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 23, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45572
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4290, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4290
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-559 ↗. 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/559
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4290, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4290
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d566a4998fdf1d54d30795f7a48b3ab7a667c13a24619cb251ae566d4f9dff41
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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. MATHESON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2644):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4290, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4290
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d566a4998fdf1d54d30795f7a48b3ab7a667c13a24619cb251ae566d4f9dff41
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 noteFor further action, see S.2154, which became Public Law 113-180 on 9/26/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4290, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4290
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d566a4998fdf1d54d30795f7a48b3ab7a667c13a24619cb251ae566d4f9dff41
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Peter King (R-NY), David Loebsack (D-IA), James McGovern (D-MA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Matheson.
- H.R. 134 (113th) To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- H.R. 2285 (113th) Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act
- H.R. 4023 (113th) Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014
- H.R. 3245 (113th) Medicare Home Health Fraud Reduction Act
- H.R. 2948 (113th) Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2013
- H.R. 936 (113th) People Before Party 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.