House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 9, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 9, 2014 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4646.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4060):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, which states that the Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 245 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4646, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4646
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f5007c38f0cce5863b3a7439161f1ec4092718c68ae995a66e086656aceea79
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4646, last updated December 5, 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
24 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent
11 of 24 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), John Barrow (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Delaney (D-MD), William Enyart (D-IL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pete Gallego (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Murphy.
- H.R. 4793 (113th) Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2014
- H.R. 5088 (113th) Responsive and Efficient Appeals Courts for Heroes Act of 2014
- H.R. 4818 (113th) Military Spouse Career Advancement Act
- H.R. 1999 (113th) SAVE Act
- H.R. 5362 (113th) To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for…
- H.R. 1418 (113th) Partnering with American Manufacturers for Efficiency and Competitiveness 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.