House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-156
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2014
- Committee actionAug 1, 2014
- Passed HouseMay 6, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 4, 2014
- Became lawAug 8, 2014
Latest action: Aug 8, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-156.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4386.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2908):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 99 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4386, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4386
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
14440f1fba1bb8c4446fb518523cb6e144c93231119055fb9f0db984c6ef32ad
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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4386, last updated December 6, 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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Adam Smith (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.R. 3543 (113th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2013
- H.R. 2998 (113th) Investor Choice Act of 2013
- H.R. 1579 (113th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013
- H.Res. 479 (113th) Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations…
- H.R. 5280 (113th) Employee Empowerment Act
- H.R. 505 (113th) Balancing Act
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.