House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies
Sponsor: Rep. Luke Messer R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 30, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 30, 2014 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. 4775.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MESSER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5064):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which empowers Congress, in part, to ``lay and collect Taxes'' and ``provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' The bill will exempt certain educational institutions from taxes imposed by public Law 111-148, as amended. Congress has the power to repeal such taxes and provide for the general welfare of those who have been and will be harmed by their imposition.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 431 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4775, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4775
- 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.
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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
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), John Kline (R-MN), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Tom Petri (R-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Luke Messer.
- H.R. 1949 (113th) Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act
- H.R. 668 (113th) To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide…
- H.R. 2443 (113th) Safeguarding Children Harmed by Obamacare's Onerous Levies Act
- H.R. 2577 (113th) Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013
- H.R. 3358 (113th) Fairness for Individuals Using Exchange Websites Act of 2013
- H.R. 1013 (113th) Discretionary Spending Reduction 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.