House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-221
Honor Flight Act
Became law on Dec 16, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Cedric Richmond D-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 9, 2014
- Committee actionJun 11, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 22, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 4, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 9, 2014
- Became lawDec 16, 2014
Latest action: Dec 16, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-221.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4812.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4812, Honor Flight Act” on June 27, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 11, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45487
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4812, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-516 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 3, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 3, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/516
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4812, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1c8c5012a123243e585691dde73e858c902fdfb5dadf45cb8ff16186dd24a5e
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4812, last updated September 8, 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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Richard Hudson (R-NC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cedric Richmond.
- H.R. 4480 (113th) Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act
- H.R. 2199 (113th) Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013
- H.R. 4618 (113th) Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2014
- H.R. 2474 (113th) Community Lending and Small Business Jobs Act of 2013
- H.R. 3153 (113th) Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of 2013
- H.R. 5445 (113th) Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014
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.