House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 14, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 513.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARRIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H371):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress. Also this legislation can be enacted under the authority granted in Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 430 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 513, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/513
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 513, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Donna Edwards (D-MD), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Harris.
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- H.R. 3356 (113th) Clean Campaign Contributions Act of 2013
- H.R. 3324 (113th) Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act
- H.R. 4238 (113th) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.
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.