House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-166
Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014
Became law on Sep 26, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Burgess R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2013
- Committee actionJul 15, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 18, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 23, 2014
- Became lawSep 26, 2014
Latest action: Sep 26, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-166.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 594.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 594, Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2014” on July 25, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 25, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45586
- CBO publication date
- July 25, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 594, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 113-556 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 24, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/556
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 594, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. BURGESS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H431):The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests is the power of the Congress to regulate Commerce, as enumerated by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. In addition, clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution, provides Congress the authority to control the expenditures of the federal government via appropriations.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 362 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 594, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/594
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
113 cosponsors — 45 Republicans, 68 Democrats
68 of 113 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Culberson (R-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), John Delaney (D-MD), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), John Duncan (R-TN), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), William Enyart (D-IL), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Joe Garcia (D-FL) and 83 more.
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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.