House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 14, 2013 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H508)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 498.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H371):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 498, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/498
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8d936075b43d380362e2ca0d028c10998a906e13ffc1e421c22f64646b1b952a
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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 498, last updated December 6, 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
100 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 82 Democrats
18 of 100 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Fleming (R-LA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) and 70 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard.
- H.R. 1281 (113th) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014
- H.R. 5294 (113th) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014
- H.R. 1229 (113th) Security and Financial Empowerment Act
- H.Res. 527 (113th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
- H.R. 2342 (113th) CARE Act of 2013
- H.R. 2286 (113th) MOMS for the 21st Century 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.