House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 13, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4591.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARROW of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3940):Article I, Section 8 By Mr. GERLACH H.R. 4592. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 235 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4591, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4591
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c94b62459f53d93e0efda5b70b7993b604758f75848bdaea6ae8a1d1bb47f18
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4591, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Barrow.
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- H.R. 223 (113th) John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
- H.R. 2613 (113th) To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian…
- H.Res. 633 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House with respect to accountability for mismanagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- H.J.Res. 33 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the…
- H.R. 2614 (113th) To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian…
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.