House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2014
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2014 · 409–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5111.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BEATTY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6296):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5111, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5111
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
15 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 6 Democrats
9 of 15 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ted Poe (R-TX), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joyce Beatty.
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- H.Res. 123 (113th) Expressing support for designation of May as National Stroke Awareness Month.
- H.Res. 623 (113th) Recognizing the importance of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and promoting research, education, and awareness.
- H.R. 3003 (113th) NEW HOUSE Act of 2013
- H.R. 4462 (113th) Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2014
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.