House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Marlin Stutzman R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 578.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 578, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/578
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
39eff263b597fb614a7317d28268f830a07c07ef4aee2b4a28bbabb291fc25d8
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
45 cosponsors — 45 Republicans
0 of 45 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Luke Messer (R-IN) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marlin Stutzman.
- H.R. 4811 (113th) Bureau Guidance Transparency Act
- H.R. 5403 (113th) Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
- H.R. 492 (113th) FFOCUS Act of 2013
- H.R. 1657 (113th) To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
- H.R. 5658 (113th) Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014
- H.R. 3237 (113th) GARDS 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.