House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Doyle D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 14, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 708.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DOYLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H548):Article 6--Clause 2 All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 953 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/708
- 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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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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 708, last updated December 5, 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
20 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 17 Democrats
3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Gene Green (D-TX), Tom Latham (R-IA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ben Luján (D-NM), James Moran (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Lee Terry (R-NE), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle.
- H.R. 5146 (113th) To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Weis Jr. United…
- H.R. 2224 (113th) Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2013
- H.R. 2153 (113th) Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013
- H.R. 2152 (113th) National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2013
- H.Res. 426 (113th) Expressing support for the designation of the Thursday before Thanksgiving as "Children's Grief Awareness Day".
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.