House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 13, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 656.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H503):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 656, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/656
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e062cdb6b4a3730cd418903db4e9dad862d71d2ae72e277b7abace30a74f2c5a
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 656, 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Michael Turner (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.
- H.R. 5764 (113th) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014
- H.Res. 755 (113th) Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
- H.R. 2773 (113th) Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013
- H.R. 655 (113th) To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted…
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.