House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2014
- Committee actionSep 17, 2014
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2014 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5233.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014” on November 26, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 26, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49802
- CBO publication date
- November 26, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5233, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5233
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 113-657 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 11, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 11, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/657
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5233, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5233
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c12c87dc5b06a3206207132cdd5d5ece2e92a127f5d080d2e4151da3b845d57
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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. HOLDING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7040):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution; and, Article I, Section 8, clause 8 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that clause ``to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries'' and Article III.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 416 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5233, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5233
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c12c87dc5b06a3206207132cdd5d5ece2e92a127f5d080d2e4151da3b845d57
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
23 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 23 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), Doug Collins (R-GA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Steve King (R-IA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Tom Reed (R-NY), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Jason Smith (R-MO), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Holding.
- H.R. 2922 (113th) To extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds.
- H.R. 2804 (113th) ALERRT Act of 2014
- H.R. 4772 (113th) RESPECT Act
- H.Res. 738 (113th) Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
- H.R. 3652 (113th) No Identity Theft in Health Care Act of 2013
- H.R. 5605 (113th) Protecting Public Safety and Federal Resources 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.