House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 8, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 8, 2014 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5023.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5876):Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 384 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5023, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8286f83e11f13338357644e4c64ff8a1c1a1b8f3537243e4cfc111c1ffb9781c
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. 5023, 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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), William Enyart (D-IL), Pete Gallego (D-TX), William Owens (D-NY), Nick Rahall (D-WV).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mo Brooks.
- H.R. 3625 (113th) To provide for termination liability costs for certain National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2458 (113th) To terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing.
- H.J.Res. 94 (113th) Making continuing appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 757 (113th) Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their…
- H.R. 1128 (113th) Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2013
- H.R. 2099 (113th) To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.
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.