House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Sponsor: Rep. Gregorio Sablan D-MPWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Committee actionApr 24, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 16, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 573.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-56 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 14, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 14, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/56
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 573, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/573
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. SABLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H415):Under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution, Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 348 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 573, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/573
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5922e7b097792368f188b642cfe8444bfaddf1170af5bf9668b8262ee4156362
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.256, which became Public Law 113-34 on 9/18/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 573, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/573
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5922e7b097792368f188b642cfe8444bfaddf1170af5bf9668b8262ee4156362
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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
36 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 33 Democrats
3 of 36 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Rob Bishop (R-UT), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), John Dingell (D-MI), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregorio Sablan.
- H.R. 674 (113th) Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act
- H.R. 1384 (113th) Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013
- H.R. 4296 (113th) To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.
- H.Res. 578 (113th) Expressing support for designation of the week of May 11, 2014, through May 17, 2014, as "National Police Week".
- H.R. 3131 (113th) National Park Service Study Act of 2013
- H.R. 1018 (113th) To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the…
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.