House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-264
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 10, 2014
- Committee actionJul 30, 2014
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 2, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 8, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-264.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5069.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5069, Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014” on August 29, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 30, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 29, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45680
- CBO publication date
- August 29, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5069, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5069
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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. 113-622 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 17, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/622
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5069, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5069
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cb82406834b2286693a35af872448ffbad418e1c2daf5d35fd34cf27852e9e78
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLEMING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6107):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 449 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5069, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5069
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cb82406834b2286693a35af872448ffbad418e1c2daf5d35fd34cf27852e9e78
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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
19 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 19 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Charles Boustany (R-LA), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Dingell (D-MI), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), Vance McAllister (R-LA), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Fleming.
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- H.R. 2158 (113th) Expedited Departure of Certain Snake Species Act
- H.R. 910 (113th) Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013
- H.R. 38 (113th) Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2013
- H.Res. 360 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should retain its authority to borrow money on the credit of the United…
- H.R. 2045 (113th) HALT the IRS 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.