House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Members Play By the Same Rules Act of 2014

H.R. 5177Introduced Jul 23, 2014Policy area: Congress

Where it went

IntroducedJul 23, 2014
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 23, 2014 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5177.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAFFEI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6745):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 5177, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 12, 2025
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September 23, 2026
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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.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5177, 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

4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Ron Barber (D-AZ), John Barrow (D-GA), Pete Gallego (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Maffei.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-24 district

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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.