House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Committee actionJul 17, 2013
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2013 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 698.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 698, HIV Organ Policy Equity Act” on July 23, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44447
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 698, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/698
- 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. 113-181 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 30, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/181
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 698, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/698
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b3ab3136fb7a5e79e51e3ca5ccadb302ebb043922dd517b4882c38a5c580368
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. CAPPS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H548):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 698, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/698
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b3ab3136fb7a5e79e51e3ca5ccadb302ebb043922dd517b4882c38a5c580368
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 noteFor further action, see S.330, which became Public Law 113-51 on 11/21/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 698, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/698
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b3ab3136fb7a5e79e51e3ca5ccadb302ebb043922dd517b4882c38a5c580368
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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
53 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 41 Democrats
12 of 53 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), James Himes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), David McKinley (R-WV), Michael Michaud (D-ME) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.