House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 519.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NADLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H372):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 59 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 519, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/519
- 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. 519, 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
143 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 140 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 143 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Karen Bass (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO) and 113 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler.
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- H.R. 2479 (113th) HOME Act of 2013
- H.R. 2958 (113th) Clean Ports Act of 2013
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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.