House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014
Sponsor: Rep. Michael McCaul R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 12, 2014
- Committee actionNov 20, 2014
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 20, 2014 — Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5685.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5685, Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014” on December 4, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 4, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49810
- CBO publication date
- December 4, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5685, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5685
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7938):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5685, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5685
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f3c46b6bc82ede370035743efbe54e31d9dfb3adeb2bb0fe90145d94e3cde01
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 committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5685, 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.
William Keating (D-MA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.
- H.R. 756 (113th) Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013
- H.R. 3696 (113th) National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 120 (113th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World…
- H.R. 1417 (113th) Border Security Results Act of 2013
- H.R. 755 (113th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
- H.R. 2997 (113th) One In, Two Out 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.