House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Bridenstine R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 2, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4382.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRIDENSTINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2854):Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry into execution the preceding enumerated powers. It is necessary and proper for Congress to eliminate the National Technical Information Service in the Department of Commerce. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 288 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4382, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4382
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
486d706aef7b5e5994b1f0d38d170df87bbf134b398fff9f4f74297677eab73e
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
12 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 12 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Tom Cole (R-OK), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Bridenstine.
- H.R. 2413 (113th) Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2014
- H.Res. 106 (113th) Calling for the protection of religious minority rights and freedoms in the Arab world.
- H.R. 4286 (113th) American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014
- H.J.Res. 104 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
- H.J.Res. 45 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms…
- H.R. 3639 (113th) Provide for the Common Defense 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.