House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 435.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COFFMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H300-H301):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 14 states that ``Congress shall have the power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.'' This Act amends the enlistment rules to include selected individuals who are not natural citizens or legal permanent residents. Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 states that ``Congress shall have the power to establish an uniform rule of naturalization.'' Congressional power over naturalization is an exclusive power and this power is the only one free from constitutional limitations on its exercise. Citizenship by naturalization is a privilege to be given, qualified or withheld as Congress may determine and an individual may claim it as a right…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 753 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 435, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/435
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a08d0d2650a5f5903403a9b185a4832a5f77d9b98849f0614ca74f78d0dba42
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. 435, 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
17 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
11 of 17 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Peter King (R-NY), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), David Valadao (R-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Coffman.
- H.R. 1412 (113th) Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013
- H.R. 3210 (113th) Pay Our Military Act
- H.R. 1402 (113th) VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013
- H.R. 3593 (113th) VA Construction Assistance Act of 2014
- H.R. 4261 (113th) Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014
- H.R. 2882 (113th) Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 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.