House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
ASTEROIDS Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 10, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5063.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POSEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H6106-H6107):``Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 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
- 466 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5063, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cea059e3e7488230faefc1975befbe21d583fdc1f09bf9c3ae978784cb8905b4
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. 5063, 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
18 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 18 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Denny Heck (D-WA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), John Mica (R-FL), James Moran (D-VA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
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- H.R. 1726 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
- H.R. 4662 (113th) Bureau Advisory Opinion Act
- H.R. 792 (113th) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013
- H.R. 3170 (113th) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act
- H.R. 1756 (113th) Deployed Troops Support Act of 2013
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.