House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 10, 2014 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4462.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BEATTY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3198):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 197 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4462, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4462
- 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. 4462, 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
30 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 29 Democrats
1 of 30 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joyce Beatty.
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- H.Res. 623 (113th) Recognizing the importance of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and promoting research, education, and awareness.
- H.R. 3003 (113th) NEW HOUSE 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.