House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 746.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTIVOLIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H597):This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 of The Constitution: ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States.'' This includes the power to require federal agencies give small business a grace period to correct any violations of federal regulations before imposing job-destroying fines and other sanctions on the business.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 481 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 746, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/746
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce0dfa0abcceff71729a653aa8c79551ff6ef2de8ca2113f8a4009ff03bd7a3e
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. 746, 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Paul Broun (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Peter Roskam (R-IL), David Valadao (R-CA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kerry Bentivolio.
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- H.R. 5231 (113th) Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2014
- H.Res. 327 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding China's membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
- H.R. 939 (113th) Support Democracy in Egypt Act
- H.J.Res. 27 (113th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the Federal Government from using the power of taxation to…
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.