House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4936.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5640):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4936, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4936
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f6900de7ad612d4ecd3683949ea8a8178aa1cb59b094c18b8ea5078eb092d230
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4936, last updated August 12, 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Democrats
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Filemon Vela (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- H.R. 5108 (113th) To establish the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1501 (113th) Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act
- H.R. 3878 (113th) Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014
- H.R. 2695 (113th) American Public Housing Act of 2013
- H.R. 1498 (113th) To extend the interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
- H.Res. 514 (113th) Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.
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.