House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2014
- Committee actionMay 29, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2014 · 277–130
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2014 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4719.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4719, Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014” on June 5, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 29, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45425
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4719, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4719
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
513a5445cb8a12ffcbb5213e1713ade61c45f115d6bd7469a78737fa14f83db0
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-498 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 26, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 26, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/498
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4719, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4719
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
513a5445cb8a12ffcbb5213e1713ade61c45f115d6bd7469a78737fa14f83db0
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4829):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4719, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4719
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
513a5445cb8a12ffcbb5213e1713ade61c45f115d6bd7469a78737fa14f83db0
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
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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.