House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-200
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2014
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 20, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 24, 2014
- Became lawDec 4, 2014
Latest action: Dec 4, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-200.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5728.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. UPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8071):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5728, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5728
- 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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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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5728, last updated April 7, 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.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.
- H.R. 3204 (113th) Drug Quality and Security Act
- H.R. 3301 (113th) North American Energy Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 3350 (113th) Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013
- H.R. 3683 (113th) To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3677 (113th) To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 682 (113th) For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.
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.